Sandrine Bonnaire won a Best Actress Cesar for her portrayal as Mona - a young and defiant drifter in this tragic story. Using a largely non-professional cast Varda recollects Mona's story through flashbacks of those who encountered her producing a splintered portrait of an enigmatic woman.
"Katyn" is the story of Polish army officers murdered by the Russian secret police in the Katyn forest during the Second World War and the families who, unaware of the crime, were still waiting for their husbands, fathers, sons, and brothers to return.
Agnès Varda and JR have things in common: their passion for images in general and more particularly questioning the places where they are showed, how they are shared, exposed. Agnès chose cinema. JR chose to create open-air photographic galleries. When Agnès and JR met in 2015, they immediately wanted to work together, shoot a film in France, far from the cities. Random encounters or prepared projects, they will go towards the others and get them to follow them on their trip with JR s photographic truck. Faces Places is also about their friendship that grows during the shooting, between surprises and malice, laughing of their differences.
A highlight of that extraordinary outpouring of energetic, innovative and imaginatively fertile films that emerged from France in the early 60s, Agnes Varda's second feature is an enduring classic.
In one of Agnes Varda's more provocative films she presents us with the dilemma faced by husband and father Francois (Jean -Claude Crouot) who finds himself falling in love with an attractive postal worker. What follows is a detailed study of adult fidelity and happiness which will ultimately end with major repercussions for all parties involved.
The Agnes Varda Collection (4 Discs)
Eight films from the groundbreaking female director Agnès Varda; Cleo from 5 to 7 Jacquot de Nantes L une Chante, L autre Pas Le Bonheur The Gleaners and I The Beaches of Agnès Vagabond La Pointe Courte
It's the story of a child and his obsession of pursuing his dream to become a film-maker. How he buys his first camera shoots his first amateur film which marks the beginning of one of the most prestigious careers of any French director Jacques Demy. The story is told with emotion by Agnes Varda who shared his life for years.
Returning to the beaches which have been parts of her life, Agnes Varda invents a kind of self-portrait-documentary. Agnes stages herself among excerpts of her films, images and reportages.
Whether in front of the camera or behind it, Agnes Varda was a visual storyteller who eschewed convention and prescribed approaches to drama. In Varda by Agnes - the director's final film - she offers a personal insight into her oeuvre, using excerpts from her work to illustrate her unique artistic visions and ideas. Playful, revealing and endearing, discover the inimitable genius of a true icon of world cinema. Special features: Presented in High Definition and Standard Definition Agnes Varda in Conversation (2018, 82 mins): the legendary director gives a talk about her career, illustrated with clips, to an audience at BFI Southbank. Agnes Varda: Filmmaker, photographer, Instagrammer (2018, 12 mins): the veteran director explains how to Instagram followed photography and film as her medium of choice. Video essay (2019, 10 mins): a newly commissioned video essay by film critic and writer Amy Simmons Original theatrical trailer **FIRST PRESSING ONLY** Fully illustrated booklet with new writing on the film and full film credits.
In Agnes Varda's directorial debut she faithfully portrays the complicated relatioship between a married couple (exceptiionally played by Sylvia Monfort and Philippe Noiret) set against the backdrop of a small Mediterranean town. Shot with a documentary feel the film also focuses on the daily struggles of the locals and was radical enough to later be considered as one of the progenitors of the French New Wave.
In 2000 Agnes Varda travelled the French countryside and the markets of Paris to study the lives of a collection of foragers and scavengers called The Gleaners. This remarkable collection of people insist of making use of materials that the public have so easily discarded. Varda admits to being a gleaner of sorts herself, which gives this honest and intriguing documentary a very special connection
Agnès Varda and JR have things in common: their passion for images in general and more particularly questioning the places where they are showed, how they are shared, exposed. Agnès chose cinema. JR chose to create open-air photographic galleries. When Agnès and JR met in 2015, they immediately wanted to work together, shoot a film in France, far from the cities. Random encounters or prepared projects, they will go towards the others and get them to follow them on their trip with JR s photographic truck. Faces Places is also about their friendship that grows during the shooting, between surprises and malice, laughing of their differences.
Agnes Varda focuses on the intertwined lives of two women brought together during the struggle of the Woman's Movement in 1970s France.
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