Uncle Yanco

Uncle Yanco

Rating

3.5 (1)

Release Date

1/1/1967

Runtime

18 mins

Overview

While in San Francisco for the promotion of her last film in October 1967, Agnès Varda, tipped by her friend Tom Luddy, gets to know a relative she had never heard of before, Jean Varda, nicknamed "Yanco". This hitherto unknown uncle lives on a boat in Sausalito, is a painter, has adopted a hippie lifestyle and loves life. The meeting is a very happy one.

Status

Released

Original Language

French

Budget

-

Revenue

-

Homepage

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A brief, warm encounter between filmmaker Agnès Varda and a bohemian uncle she's just discovered, capturing the simple pleasure of unexpected kinship and creative spirit. The film glows with the joy of meeting someone who seems fully alive.

Mood

JoyfulWistfulContemplative

Themes

FamilyArt and creationFreedom

Tone

Tender

Pacing

Meditative

Look

Documentary-likeNaturalistic

Structure

Framed flashback

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