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Daguerréotypes

Daguerréotypes

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Daguerréotypes

1978

1h 20m

7.3(55 votes)

Documentary

Overview

An intimate portrait of the small shops and shopkeepers of the Rue Daguerre in Paris, a picturesque street that has been the filmmaker’s home for more than 50 years.

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ZDF

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INA

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Agnès Varda

Agnès Varda

Narrator

Lucien Bossy

Self

Leance Debrossian

Self

Marcelle Debrossian

Self

Robert François

Self - Mystag, the Magician

Jean Guillard

Self

Thibaud Jean

Self

Boukraa Mustapha

Self

Henri Piednoir

Self

Maria Piednoir

Self

Creative team

Directed by: Agnès Varda
Written by: Agnès Varda

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