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After drifter Mona is found frozen in a ditch, people who encountered her recount fragments of her final weeks.

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The body of young drifter Mona Bergeron is discovered in a rural ditch, and the film retraces her last winter through farmers, workers, academics, servants, and other wanderers. Their recollections never assemble her into one stable explanation.

Why it belongs

Agnès Varda refuses to solve Mona, deploying tracking shots and contradictory witnesses to examine freedom, neglect, projection, and the cost of drifting.

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Sandrine Bonnaire's resistant presence remains independent of the testimonies surrounding her. Roadside fields, abandoned houses, shared cigarettes, farm labor, winter mud, and recurring lateral tracks connect encounters without mastering Mona.

Major award record

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Venice1 win1985 · official Venice 1985 awards ↗
Golden Lion1985 · Agnès Vardaofficial Venice 1985 awards ↗

Totals include every recorded competitive win. Only Picture or top-film honors, Direction, Screenplay, and lead or supporting performances are named.

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Sight & Sound101IMDb Top 250—AFI 100—
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Great Cinema Master List scores

Greatness9.2
Engagement7.5
Ease5.8

French · Not Rated
Narrative Feature
Mood: Reflective & Challenging