Italy / Aug 30, 1985 / Venice Film Festival
1h 46min
Overall average
5.0/10
Trailer
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Plot
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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Francis Balchère | Gendarmerie |
| Jean-Louis Perletti | Gendarmerie |
| Urbain Causse | Farmer Interviewed |
| Christophe Alcazar | Ditch Burner |
| Dominique Durand | First Biker |
| Joël Fosse | Paulo |
| Patrick Schmit | Camionneur |
| Daniel Bos | Wrecker |
| Katy Champaud | Girl at the Pump |
| Raymond Roulle | Old Man with Matches |
| Laurence Cortadellas | Eliane |
| Henri Fridiani | The Gravedigger |
| Patrick Sokol | The Young Man with the Sandwich |
| Pierre Imbert | The Mechanic |
| Richard Imbert | The Mechanic's Son |
| Gabriel Mariani | Yolande's uncle (Aimé B.I.O.N.N.E.T.) |
| Patrick Lepczynski | David, the Wandering Jew |
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| Michèle Doumèche | The p... on the route |
| Pierette Soler | The Lady Talking to Her Husband |
| Pierre Emonnot | The Unhappy Manager |
| Emmanuel Protopopoff | The Blood Donor Backpacker |
| Vincent Sanchez | The Nurse |
| Garibaldi Fernandez | The Mason with the Round Hat |
| Michel Constantial | The Cash Register Manager |
| Alain Roussel | The Violent Woodsman |
| Aimé Chisci | The Farm Manager |
| Geneviève Bonfils | The Farm Manager's Wife |
| Christian Chessa | The ZONARD-MAC at the Gas Station |
| Setina Arhab | The Zonarde |
| Jacques Berthier | The Well-Dressed Little Gentleman |
| Olivier Jongerlinck | The Racketeer at the Photo Booth |
| Rémi Leboucq | The Racketeer's Client |
| Jean Dambrin | The Trichlomane |
| Bébert Samcir | The Harmonica Player |
Genres
Drama
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Sans toit ni loi |
| Original language | Français (FR) |
| Spoken languages | العربية, Français |
| Production countries | France |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Films A2, Ciné-Tamaris |
| Release date | 4 dicembre 1985 |
| Production | Oury Milshtein |
| Writer | Agnès Varda |
| Editing | Agnès Varda, Patricia Mazuy |
| Cinematography | Patrick Blossier |
| Assistant directors | Agnès Varda |
| Camera operators | Patrick Blossier |
| Additional photography | Patrick Blossier |
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| Production design | Anne Violet, Jean Bauer |
| Art direction | Anne Violet, Jean Bauer |
| Set decoration | Anne Violet, Jean Bauer |
| Music | Joanna Bruzdowicz, Jean-François Auger, Jean-Paul Mugel, Jonathan Liebling |
| Sound | Jean-François Auger, Joanna Bruzdowicz, Jean-Paul Mugel, Jonathan Liebling |
| Costume design | Brigitte Parquet |
| Makeup | Brigitte Parquet |
| Hairstyling | Brigitte Parquet |
| Revenue | 8.100.000 € |
Release dates
Premiere
United States / Mar 04, 1986 / San Francisco International Film Festival
Denmark / Sep 10, 1987 / French Film Week
Uruguay / Mar 24, 1991 / Festival Internacional de Cine del Uruguay
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Russia / Jul 15, 1991 / Museum of Cinema, Moscow
Greece / Nov 13, 2000 / Thessaloniki International Film Festival
Sweden / Feb 03, 2007 / Goteborg International FIlm Festival
Philippines / Jun 10, 2011 / French Film Festival
Argentina / Nov 21, 2012 / Festival International de Cine de Mar del Plata
China / Apr 09, 2018 / Beijing International Film Festival
Ukraine / Oct 27, 2021 / Kyiv Critics Week
Singapore / Nov 12, 2021 / French Film Festival
Limited release
Finland / Dec 04, 1985 / K-18
Spain / Apr 25, 1986 / Barcelona
Belgium / Jul 03, 1986 / Gent
United Kingdom / Jun 28, 2018 / 15
Theatrical release
Denmark / Dec 04, 1985 / 15
France / Dec 04, 1985 / U
Sweden / Dec 04, 1985 / 15
United Kingdom / Feb 12, 1986 / 15
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Italy / Mar 01, 1986
Germany / Apr 24, 1986 / 12 / West Germany
Netherlands / Jun 05, 1986 / 12
Finland / Sep 26, 1986
Australia / Aug 27, 1987
Hungary / Oct 08, 1987 / 18
Portugal / Jan 22, 1988
Japan / Nov 02, 1991
Greece / Sep 11, 2025 / Re-Release
Digital
France / Sep 01, 2021 / 16 / Netflix
Physical media
United States / May 16, 2000 / DVD
Netherlands / May 02, 2011 / 12 / DVD
United Kingdom / Sep 26, 2011 / 15 / DVD & Blu-ray
TV
United Kingdom / Jun 04, 1987 / Channel 4 (Film On Four International)
Netherlands / Feb 12, 1989
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