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Uncle Yanco (1967)

Original title: Oncle Yanco

1967-01-01 · 18m · FR
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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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Agnès VardaDirector, Writer

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Jean VardaJean VardaOncle Jean"Yanco" VardaTom LuddyTom LuddySelfAgnès VardaAgnès VardaSelfRosalie VardaRosalie VardaSelf

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What is Uncle Yanco about?

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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Uncle Yanco has a runtime of 18 minutes.

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