ADDITION: Criterion Blu-ray (June 2020): Criterion have transferred Agnès Varda's Vagabond to Blu-ray, as part of their 15-disc The Complete Films of Agnès Varda Blu-ray collection boxset to a disc entitled "Program Eight - No Shelter". It is cited as being from a "New, restored digital transfer, supervised and approved by director Agnès Varda". A screen before the feature states "SANS TOIT NI LOI directed in 1985 by AGNES VARDA on 35mm argentic color stock in a 1.66 panoramic format was restored by Dine Tamaris in 2014 at the laboratory ECLAIR with the support of the CNC. The 2k digital restoration of the images was done from a 2k scan of the original negative. The color grading was supervised by Agnes Varda and Patrick Blossier. The sound restoration was made by L.E. Diapason from the original 35mm magnetic mix".

This is from, the same restoration as the Artificial Eye 2017 The Agnès Varda Collection Blu-ray boxset and pretty much the same with some grain and pixels shifting slightly. Both have one prominent sequences of teal-leaning (maybe a shade in her scarf too) - see comparison below.  The Criterion gaining a slight edge in-motion with a more robust technical transfer (max'ed out bitrate.) It looks very impressive restored in 1080P.  

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On their Blu-ray, Criterion use a linear PCM 1.0 channel mono track (24-bit) in the original French language. Not any difference that I can determine from the UK uncompressed audio. Vagabond has an intense, unusual score that I have always loved by Joanna Bruzdowicz (The Gleaners & I, Kung-Fu Master!) and translates beautifully to the uncompressed.  It sounds excellent - a subtle, but impacting, part of the viewing experience. Criterion offer optional English subtitles (a slightly different translation - see below) on their Region FREE Blu-ray, playable worldwide.

The Criterion Blu-ray supplements repeat most from the Four by Agnès Varda DVD supplements from 2008 including the 40-minute Remembrances 2003 documentary, also from that year The Story of an Old Lady (2003), a short piece in which Varda revisits actress Marthe Jarnias, who plays the old aunt in the film, the dozen minute Music and Dolly Shots, (2003), a conversation between Varda and composer Joanna Bruzdowicz, a 1986 radio interview with Varda and writer Nathalie Sarraute, who inspired the film running shy of 10-minutes and a theatrical trailer.

New from Criterion, on this disc entitled "Program Eight - No Shelter" are the 1/4 hour Plotting in Vagabond. In this episode of the series Observations on Film Art, recorded for the Criterion Channel in 2019, Professor David Bordwell explores how director Agnes Varda toys with multiple storytelling strategies—including those of the road movie, the investigative mystery, and the documentary—while subverting and complicating the conventions of each. It is excellent. Also 'new' is Varda's 1/2 short 7 p., cuis., s. de b. . . . (à saisir) aka "7rm., kitch., bath., ... for sale" (1985) with a 2-minute introduction by Varda from 2007. The short is about a real estate agent tries to sell a 7-room house with kitchen and bathroom to a young couple even though he had previously sold it to its former owners. It has had a 2k digital restoration of the images was done from a 2k scan of the original negative. The color grading was supervised by Agnes Varda. The sound restoration was made by L.E. Diapason from the original 35mm sound negative. There is a booklet with a new essay by Chris Darke and written introduction by Agnes Varda.

"Vagabond" is considered Varda's masterpiece. One of the more moving films, I've ever seen. It really drains me. Sandrine Bonnaire really connects with the audience in a morose, protective way and Varda gives it such a strong vérité expression. A masterpiece that is hard to shake-off. It remains an incredible time to be a film fan. We will try to review the entire 15-disc The Complete Films of Agnès Varda Blu-ray collection boxset. Vagabond is one of the most integral parts and we are thrilled with the HD presentation and supplements - old and new.