Vagabond

Vagabond(1985)

7.3/10
344 votes
105 minDecember 4, 1985

Overview

Mona Bergeron is dead, her frozen body found in a ditch in the French countryside. From this, the film flashes back to the weeks leading up to her death. Through these flashbacks, Mona gradually declines as she travels from place to place, taking odd jobs and staying with whomever will offer her a place to sleep. Mona is fiercely independent, craving freedom over comfort, but it is this desire to be free that will eventually lead to her demise.

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Sandrine Bonnaire

Sandrine Bonnaire

Mona Bergeron

Macha Méril

Macha Méril

Mme Landier

Yolande Moreau

Yolande Moreau

Yolande

Stéphane Freiss

Stéphane Freiss

Jean-Pierre

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Setti Ramdane

The Moroccan Who Discovers Mona

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Yahiaoui Assouna

Assoun

Marthe Jarnias

Marthe Jarnias

Old Aunt Lydie

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Francis Balchère

Gendarmerie

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Jean-Louis Perletti

Gendarmerie

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Urbain Causse

Farmer Interviewed

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Christophe Alcazar

Ditch Burner

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Dominique Durand

First Biker

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Joël Fosse

Paulo

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Patrick Schmit

Camionneur

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Daniel Bos

Wrecker

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Katy Champaud

Girl at the Pump

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Raymond Roulle

Old Man with Matches

Agnès Varda

Agnès Varda

(uncredited)

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Laurence Cortadellas

Eliane

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Henri Fridiani

The Gravedigger

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Patrick Sokol

The Young Man with the Sandwich

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Pierre Imbert

The Mechanic

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Richard Imbert

The Mechanic's Son

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Gabriel Mariani

Yolande's uncle (Aimé B.I.O.N.N.E.T.)

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Patrick Lepczynski

David, the Wandering Jew

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Michèle Doumèche

The p... on the route

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Pierette Soler

The Lady Talking to Her Husband

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Pierre Emonnot

The Unhappy Manager

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Emmanuel Protopopoff

The Blood Donor Backpacker

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Vincent Sanchez

The Nurse

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Garibaldi Fernandez

The Mason with the Round Hat

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Michel Constantial

The Cash Register Manager

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Alain Roussel

The Violent Woodsman

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Aimé Chisci

The Farm Manager

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Geneviève Bonfils

The Farm Manager's Wife

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Christian Chessa

The ZONARD-MAC at the Gas Station

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Setina Arhab

The Zonarde

Jacques Berthier

Jacques Berthier

The Well-Dressed Little Gentleman

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Olivier Jongerlinck

The Racketeer at the Photo Booth

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Rémi Leboucq

The Racketeer's Client

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Jean Dambrin

The Trichlomane

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Bébert Samcir

The Harmonica Player

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