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The Complete Varda 24 – Varda by Agnès
Vardas final film is the summation of her career literally. As with her penultimate work, this documentary was prompted by Vardas daughter Rosalie, who suggested that Agns tell her own story rath
The Complete Varda 23 – Faces Places
Vardas most well-known film from the last two decades of her life, Faces Places is a film collaboration with artist J.R. A warm both of a film, Faces Places is an exploration of the French countrysid
The Complete Varda 22 – Agnès Varda: From Here to There
A running theme with Vardas 21st century work is the unusual nature of its conception and/or execution, and From Here to There plays right into this pattern. Created out of Vardas own recordings of
The Complete Varda 21 – The Beaches of Agnès
For the 21st episode of season five, Matt and Travis cover one of the most extraordinary autobiographical documentaries in film history, The Beaches of Agns. We discuss Vardas love of beaches, her u
The Complete Varda 20 – Some Widows of Noirmoutier
Vardas 20th feature is as unusual as her stitched-together 19th. Created as an installation piece and converted into a television special, Some Widows of Noirmoutier is a straightforward yet profound
The Complete Varda 19 – Cinévardaphoto
Matt and Travis encounter an unusually constructed film: Cinvardaphoto, a set of three shorts stitched together to create a feature that could be shown in theaters and distributed on DVD. The first t
The Complete Varda 18 – The Gleaners and I
The Complete Varda 18 The Gleaners and I Matt and Travis move into the 21st century with Vardas pivotal The Gleaners and I. A massive success upon release in France, Vardas first digital feature c
The Complete Varda 18 – The Gleaners and I
Matt and Travis move into the 21st century with Vardas pivotal The Gleaners and I. A massive success upon release in France, Vardas first digital feature created a media frenzy and helped reenergize
The Complete Varda 17 – One Hundred and One Nights of Simon Cinema
Matt and Travis welcome friend of the pod William Remmers to the show to discuss Vardas final narrative fictional feature, One Hundred and One Nights of Simon Cinema. Created in celebration of the Fr
The Complete Varda 16 – The World of Jacques Demy
Varda completed her trilogy of tributes to her husband with the most straightforward of the three: a documentary covering Demys career and his impact on cinema. As expected, however, Varda at her mos