Uncle Yanco

A Short film of

Agnès Varda

Produced by

Ciné-Tamaris

Production year1967

Runtime22 min

Synopsis

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.

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Credits

Director (1)

Agnès Varda
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Production and distribution (1)

Executive Producer : Ciné-Tamaris

Full credits (9)

Screenwriter : Agnès Varda

Director of Photography : David Myers

Music Composers : Richard Lawrence, Yannis Spanos

Assistant Director : Jean Hamon

Editors : Jean Hamon, Roger Ikhlef

Sound recordists : Paul Oppenheim, Jacques Maumont

Camera Operator : Didier Tarot

Additional Music : Tomaso Albinoni

Participants : Jean Varda, Agnès Varda, Rosalie Varda, Tom Luddy

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Technical details

Type : Short film
Genres : Documentary
Sub-genre : Portrait, Report
Production language : English
Production country : France
Original French-language productions : Unspecified
Nationality : 100% French (France)
Production year : 1967
Runtime : 22 min
Visa number : 34.021
Visa issue date : 31/07/1973
Production formats : 35mm
Color type : Color
Aspect ratio : 1.66
Audio format : Mono
Rating restrictions : None

News & awards

Selections (3)

Telluride International Film Festival
United States, 2023
Medallion Awards
Short Shorts Film Festival
Japan, 2019
Programme spécial
Locarno Film Festival
Switzerland, 2014
Premi speciali - Pardo d'onore Swisscom : Agnès Varda

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