Jane B. is London-born actress and recording star Jane Birkin. Agnes V. is Belgian filmmaker and "grandmother of the New Wave" Agnes Varda. The film is a cinematic recounting of Birkin`s career, from her breakthrough appearance as one of the nude models in "Blow-Up" to her pinnacle as star of such films as "La Femme de Ma Vie" (1986). It is also the story of Birkin and Varda`s close relationship, made stronger by their mutual admiration and their lifelong fascination with feminist themes.