The Cinema of Agnès Varda Research the life and legacy of Agnès Varda, the pioneer of the French New Wave movement, as an artist, photographer, and filmmaker. Agnès Varda: “Ah yes, I’m always up for it if we go to villages, to simple landscapes, to faces." You've Got Beautiful Stairs, You Know (1986) Faces Places (2017) Ulysse (1983) None “It’s a movie eating us from the inside, a contagious movie." Mr. Bessy, Cinémonde Vagabond (1985) Cléo from 5 to 7 (1962) Happiness (1965) None “A little gem of intelligence, humor and a real lesson in the art of looking." L. Perreault, La Presse Quebec Documenteur (1981) One minute for an image (1982) Lions Love (1969) None Short, well done: long live the Cinémathèque française! Women Reply (1975) You've Got Beautiful Stairs, You Know (1986) Uncle Yanco (1967) None "...it is a modest and local document about the silent majority, it is a neighborhood album..." Agnès Varda Daguerréotypes (1975) A Hundred and One Nights (1994) One Sings, the Other Doesn't (1977) None "One is not born, but rather becomes, a woman." Simone de Beauvoir The Young Girls Turn 25 (1993) Documenteur (1981) One Sings, the Other Doesn't (1977) None "...A series where every day, we would show a photograph at the same time, on television, we would show it for 10 or 15 seconds, without saying anything about who it is, where it was made, or what it represents." Agnès Varda One minute for an image (1983) You've Got Beautiful Stairs, You Know (1986) 7p. cuis., s. de b., ... à saisir (1984) None Film tells a double story: the life of a couple and the birth of a novel. Mur Murs (1981) Far from Vietnam (1967) The Creatures (1966) None I don't believe in inspiration that arrives like a bolt from the blue - if it doesn't also arise from your body and your immediate lived experience. That's why I always refer to 'subjective documentary'. It seems to me that the more motivated I am by what I film, the more objectively I film. Agnès Varda Time's up Liked it? Take a second to support historyofculture on Patreon! Continue Reading Previous Previous post: Bach’s Partitas Leave a Reply Cancel replyYour email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *Comment * Name * Email * Website Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment.
