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The Films of Agnès Varda

Le lion volatil

11m

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    Directed by Agnès Varda • 2004 • France
    Starring Ydessa Hendeles

    Agnès Varda’s lifelong interest in still portraiture informs this record of a provocative Munich exhibition by the artist Ydessa Hendeles that contemplates our need for nostalgia and comfort in a violent world through an assemblage...

  • The Beaches of Agnès

    Directed by Agnès Varda • 2008 • France
    Starring Agnès Varda

    “If we opened people up, we’d find landscapes. If we opened me up, we’d find beaches.” Originally intended to be Agnès Varda’s farewell to filmmaking, this enchanting auto-portrait, made in her eightieth year, is a freewheeling journey...

  • AGNÈS DE CI DE LÀ VARDA: Episode 1

    Directed by Agnès Varda • 2011 • France
    Starring Agnès Varda

    A freewheeling travelogue, a kaleidoscopic survey of the contemporary art scene, and a loving ode to creativity in all its forms, this five-part miniseries by the inimitable Agnès Varda takes us on a journey of discovery as she travels...