Vagabond (1985 film)

Vagabond
Theatrical release poster
Directed byAgnès Varda
Written byAgnès Varda
Produced byOury Milshtein
StarringSandrine Bonnaire
Macha Méril
Yolande Moreau
CinematographyPatrick Blossier
Edited byPatricia Mazuy
Agnès Varda
Music byJoanna Bruzdowicz
Fred Chichin
Distributed byMK2 Diffusion
Release dates
  • September 1985 (1985-09) (Venice)
  • 4 December 1985 (1985-12-04)
Running time
105 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench
Box office$8.1 million

Vagabond (French: Sans toit ni loi, "without roof or law") is a 1985 French drama film directed by Agnès Varda, featuring Sandrine Bonnaire. It tells through flashbacks the story of a vagabond who wanders through the Languedoc-Roussillon wine country one winter, beginning after her body is found. The film premiered at the 42nd Venice International Film Festival, where it won the Golden Lion. Vagabond was nominated for four César Awards, with Bonnaire winning Best Actress. The film was the 36th highest-grossing film of the year with a total of 1,080,143 admissions in France.