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Uncle Yanco

Uncle Yanco

1967•18m•7.2/10
Documentary

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7.2/10(54)

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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Production

Ciné-Tamaris

Language

FR

Status

Released

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Cast

Jean Varda

Jean Varda

Self

Tom Luddy

Tom Luddy

Self

Agnès Varda

Agnès Varda

Self

Rosalie Varda

Rosalie Varda

Self

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