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Agnès Varda: In Memoriam. 7 Videos. 63 Photos. Agnès Varda was born on 30 May 1928 in Ixelles, Belgium. She was a director and writer, known for Cléo from 5 to 7 (1962), Vagabond (1985) and Faces Places (2017). She was married to Jacques Demy.
- Director, Writer, Editor
- May 30, 1928
- 1 min
- March 29, 2019
- 10 'La Pointe Courte'
- 9 'Mur Murs'
- 8 'One Sings, The Other Doesn’T'
- 7 'Le Bonheur'
- 6 'Vagabond'
Letterboxd Rating: 3.7/5
This beautifully captured 1955 feature follows a couple whose marriage is slowly deteriorating. In hopes of solving their marital issues, Lui (Philippe Noiret) and Elle (Silvia Monfort) head to a small French fishing village. La Pointe Courtealternates between two stories; apart from centering around the couple, it also follows a few fishermen who are fighting the health board and the fisheries department about the ban to fish. A gorgeous and uniquely stylized documentary-like movie, La Point...
Letterboxd Rating: 4.0/5
Mur Murs is a 1981 documentary by Varda that intriguingly depicts the stunning murals of Los Angeles, California through the unique and magical eyes of the acclaimed director. Exploring the city's many cultures, the film features different styles of art, including graffiti and photorealism. It is hard to remain indifferent to Varda's art, and Mur Murs highlights that once more, as it transpires the filmmaker's genuine compassion for the subjects she enjoys through the screen. Overall, the 198...
Letterboxd Rating: 4.0/5
Set in 1970s France, One Sings, the Other Doesn't (originally titled L'une chante l'autre pas) follows the intertwined lives of two women during the groovy era, where the country was set against the progress of the women's movement in which Agnès Varda herself was involved. Pomme (Valérie Mairesse) helps Suzanne (Thérèse Liotard) get an abortion, and even after the two characters lose contact, they meet again several years later. Exploring the enduring friendship between the two characters, t...
Letterboxd Rating: 4.1/5
This enthralling film follows François (Jean-Claude Drouot), a young carpenter who is married to beautiful Thérèse (Claire Drouot), with whom he shares two small children and lives an uncomplicated life. Still, one day François meets Émilie (Marie-France Boyer), an attractive clerk in the local post office, and the two fall head over heels for each other, slowly turning into lovers. Featuring a stunning palette, this delightful little film is assuredly one of the most gorgeous pieces of cinem...
Letterboxd Rating: 4.1/5
Vagabond (original title: Sans toit ni loi) depicts the events that lead to the death of a young vagabond woman during the winter months in the south of France. At the start of the film, Mona Bergeron (Sandrine Bonnaire)is found frozen in a ditch in the French countryside. Throughout the movie, viewers get flashes back to the weeks leading up to her tragic death, which overlapped with her ever-lasting desire to be free. There's no doubt that the 1985 film is a moving one. Centering around a d...
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Agnès Varda explores her memories, mostly chronologically, with photographs, film clips, interviews, reenactments, and droll, playful contemporary scenes of her narrating her story.
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Varda was also known for her work as a documentarian with such works as Black Panthers (1968), The Gleaners and I (2000), The Beaches of Agnès (2008), Faces Places (2017), and her final film, Varda by Agnès (2019).
- 29 March 2019 (aged 90), Paris, France
- 1951–2019
- Director, screenwriter, editor, actor, producer, installation artist, photographer
- Arlette Varda, 30 May 1928, Ixelles, Brussels, Belgium
1. La Pointe Courte. 1955 1h 20m Not Rated. 7.0 (4.3K) Rate. Follow the story of a couple who goes to a small French fishing village to try to solve the problems of their deteriorating marriage. Director Agnès Varda Stars Philippe Noiret Silvia Monfort Marcel Jouet. 2. Cléo from 5 to 7. 1962 1h 30m Not Rated. 7.8 (27K) Rate. 87 Metascore.
Mar 29, 2019 · Agnès Varda (30 May 1928 – 29 March 2019) was a Belgian-born French film director and professor at the European Graduate School. Her films, photographs, and art installations focus on documentary realism, feminist issues, and social commentary — with a distinct experimental style.
The Complete Films of Agnès Varda | The Criterion Collection. A founder of the French New Wave who became an international art-house icon, Agnès Varda was a fiercely independent, restlessly curious visionary whose work was at once personal and passionately committed to the world around her.
