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French New Wave Shorts

Les fiancés du pont Macdonald

5m 43s

Directed by Agnès Varda • 1962 • France

Directed by Agnès Varda for her film CLÉO FROM 5 TO 7, this short film stars her French new wave colleagues Jean-Luc Godard, Anna Karina, Sami Frey, and Eddie Constantine.

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