A reflection on art, life and the movies, The Beaches of Agnes is a magnificent new film from the great Agnès Varda (The Gleaners and I, Cleo from 5 to 7), a richly cinematic self portrait that touches on everything from the feminist movement and the black panthers to the films of husband Jacques Demy and the birth of the French New Wave. “Reminds you of the transporting power of pure cinema.” (Stephen Holden, New York Times)