Synopsis
Mona Bergeron is dead, her frozen body found in a ditch in the French countryside. From this, the film flashes back to the weeks leading up to her death. Through these flashbacks, Mona gradually declines as she travels from place to place, taking odd jobs and staying with whomever will offer her a place to sleep. Mona is fiercely independent, craving freedom over comfort, but it is this desire to be free that will eventually lead to her demise.
Vagabond (1985) is a 1h 45min drama feature film by Agnès Varda. Mona Bergeron is dead, her frozen body found in a ditch in the French countryside. Selected for Los Angeles Film Awards (2025).
Key facts
Cast
Sandrine Bonnaire, Macha Méril, Yolande Moreau, Stéphane Freiss, Setti Ramdane, Yahiaoui Assouna, Marthe Jarnias, Francis Balchère
Original language
Arabic
First release
December 4, 1985 (Denmark)
Awards
Golden Lion
Crew
Screenplay
Agnès Varda
Producer
Oury Milshtein
Cinematography
Patrick Blossier
Editing
Agnès Varda, Patricia Mazuy
Trailer
Stills
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Festival History
Titles
| Original title | Sans toit ni loi | French |
| Translated title | Vagabond | English, Québec |
| Alternate title | Vagabonde |
Releases & classifications
| Theatrical | Denmark | December 4, 1985 |
| Theatrical | Finland | December 4, 1985 |
| Theatrical | France | December 4, 1985 |
| Theatrical | Sweden | December 4, 1985 |
| Theatrical | United Kingdom | February 12, 1986 |
| Theatrical | Italy | March 1, 1986 |
| Theatrical | Germany | April 24, 1986 |
| Theatrical | Spain | April 25, 1986 |
| Theatrical | Netherlands | June 5, 1986 |
| Theatrical | Belgium | July 3, 1986 |
| Theatrical | Finland | September 26, 1986 |
| Theatrical | Sweden | October 3, 1986 |
| Television | United Kingdom | June 4, 1987 |
| Theatrical | Australia | August 27, 1987 |
| Theatrical | Hungary | October 8, 1987 |
| Theatrical | Portugal | January 22, 1988 |
| Television | Netherlands | February 12, 1989 |
| Theatrical | Japan | November 2, 1991 |
| Theatrical | France | June 18, 2014 |
| Theatrical | Portugal | June 2, 2018 |
| Theatrical | United Kingdom | June 28, 2018 |
| Theatrical | United Kingdom | June 8, 2019 |
| Streaming | France | September 1, 2021 |
| Theatrical | Japan | November 5, 2022 |
| Theatrical | Netherlands | September 4, 2025 |
| Theatrical | Greece | September 11, 2025 |
| Theatrical | France | March 11, 2026 |
| Classification | Germany | 12 |
| Classification | United Kingdom | 15 |
Versions & editions
| Original version (French) | ||
| Home video | United States | May 16, 2000 |
| Home video | Netherlands | May 2, 2011 |
| Home video | United Kingdom | September 26, 2011 |
Full credits
| Director | Agnès Varda |
| Cast | Sandrine Bonnaire, Macha Méril (Madame Landier), Yolande Moreau (Yolande), Stéphane Freiss (Jean-Pierre), Setti Ramdane (The Moroccan Who Discovers Mona), Yahiaoui Assouna (Assoun), Marthe Jarnias (Old Aunt Lydie), Francis Balchère (Gendarmerie), Jean-Louis Perletti (Gendarmerie), Urbain Causse (Farmer Interviewed), Christophe Alcazar (Ditch Burner), Dominique Durand (First Biker), Joël Fosse (Paulo), Patrick Schmit (Camionneur), Daniel Bos (Wrecker), Katy Champaud (Girl at the Pump), Raymond Roulle (Old Man with Matches), Laurence Cortadellas (Eliane), Henri Fridiani (The Gravedigger), Patrick Sokol (The Young Man with the Sandwich), Pierre Imbert (The Mechanic), Richard Imbert (The Mechanic's Son), Gabriel Mariani (Yolande's uncle (Aimé B.I.O.N.N.E.T.)), Patrick Lepczynski (David, the Wandering Jew), Michèle Doumèche (The p... on the route), Pierette Soler (The Lady Talking to Her Husband), Pierre Emonnot (The Unhappy Manager), Emmanuel Protopopoff (The Blood Donor Backpacker), Vincent Sanchez (The Nurse), Garibaldi Fernandez (The Mason with the Round Hat), Michel Constantial (The Cash Register Manager), Alain Roussel (The Violent Woodsman), Aimé Chisci (The Farm Manager), Geneviève Bonfils (The Farm Manager's Wife), Christian Chessa (The ZONARD-MAC at the Gas Station), Setina Arhab (The Zonarde), Jacques Berthier (The Well-Dressed Little Gentleman), Olivier Jongerlinck (The Racketeer at the Photo Booth), Rémi Leboucq (The Racketeer's Client), Jean Dambrin (The Trichlomane), Bébert Samcir (The Harmonica Player) |
| Screenplay | Agnès Varda |
| Producer | Oury Milshtein |
| Cinematography | Patrick Blossier |
| Editing | Agnès Varda, Patricia Mazuy |
| Production design | Anne Violet, Jean Bauer |
| Sound | Jean-Paul Mugel |
Additional data: TMDB.
Source: Cinémathèque québécoise, linked catalogue data (CC BY 4.0)
