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A visual tribute to Agn?s Vardas three lives as a photographer, filmmaker and artist, with previously unseen archival materials, texts and personal reflections from Jane Birkin, Martin Scorsese, JR and more

French filmmaker Agn?s Varda was a trailblazer who broke new artistic and cinematic ground for nearly seven decades. Although closely associated with the French New Wave, Varda established her groundbreaking visual style in her 1955 debut film La Pointe Courte, well before other milestones such as Fran?ois Truffauts The 400 Blows and Jean-Luc Godards Breathless. Varda impacted cinema from her first feature film through her final works, with an expansive oeuvre that includes Cleo from 5 to 7 (1962), Vagabond (1985) and the Academy Award-nominated Faces Places (2017).
Agn?s Varda: Directors Inspiration presents the first English-language visual showcase for Vardas inspirations, art and personal life, incorporating original materials from her personal archive on rue Daguerre. The book covers Vardas three livesas photographer, filmmaker and visual artistand features a previously unpublished interview Varda gave to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences on the eve of receiving her Honorary Oscar in 2017. Essays by author Sasha Archibald and film critic Peter Debruge examine facets of Vardas creative lives, and personal reflections by friends and colleagues illustrate what it was like to collaborate with and be inspired by Varda.
Agn?s Varda (1928-2019) was a French filmmaker, photographer and visual artist, sometimes called the grandmother of the French New Wave. In 2018, her film with the French photographer and muralist known as JR, Faces Places, received an Academy Award nomination for Best Documentary Feature, and that same year she received an honorary Academy Award for lifetime achievement.

Author: Matt Severson
Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Delmonico Books
Published: 11/28/2023
Pages: 208
Weight: 2.3lbs
Size: 10.20h x 8.50w x 0.80d
ISBN: 9781636810607
Language: English