Uncle Yanco
Jan 01 1967
•0h 18m
•Documentary
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.
Cast
See allJean Varda
Self
Tom Luddy
Self
Agnès Varda
Self
Rosalie Varda
Self
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