Uncle Yanco
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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.
Status: Released
Released Date: 1967-10-01
Runtime: 18 mins
Director: Agnès Varda
Writer: Agnès Varda
Spoken language: Français, English
Genres: Documentary
Original title: Uncle Yanco
Production Companies: Ciné-Tamaris
Production Countries: France
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