Vagabond Excerpt 4: The garage man sequence (3’15”)

Excerpt 4

 Questions

1. Compare the first interview of the garage man with the second.  What conclusions may we reach as regards his attitude toward Mona (and his sincerity)?
2. What does Mona’s behavior tell us about the role of work in her life?
3. What does the juxtaposition of the shots tell us about the communication between Mona and the men who work in the garage?
4. What general conclusions might we draw about the type of existence Mona has chosen?
5. Varda speaks of the “Mona effect” on the people she meets during her wanderings.  What is the effect of Mona on the garage man(based on the two interviews with him, in relation to his actions)?
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What is the effect of the integration of interviews like this in Vagabond?  What genre of film does it recall?