Ulysse
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Ulysse

6.9 / 10 1986 22mNR French
Documentary

Storyline

At the sea shore, a goat, a child, and a naked man. This is a photograph taken in 1954 by Agnès Varda. The goat was dead, the child was named Ulysses, and the man was naked. Starting from this frozen image, the film explores the real and the imaginary.

Cast & Crew

Agnès Varda

Agnès Varda

Self - Interviewer / Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

Lead
UL

Ulysse Llorca

Self

FE

Fouli Elia

Self

What People Are Saying

4.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Agnès Varda's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
3.0
Every frame feels alive. Ulysse is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker