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The Complete Varda 10 – Documenteur
On the tenth episode, Matt and Travis discuss Documenteur,Vardas fictional feature pairing with her documentary Mur Murs. A self-described emotion picture, Vardas final film in Hollywood is semi-
The Complete Varda 9 – Mur Murs
On the ninth episode, Matt and Travis discuss Vardas documentary on the murals of Los Angeles, Mur Murs. Created virtually simultaneously with the fictional filmDocumenteur, Mur Mursis a portrait
The Complete Varda 8 – One Sings, the Other Doesn’t
On the eighth episode, Matt and Travis welcome Laura Cannon from the Fatal Femmes podcast to discuss Vardas self-described feminist musical,One Sings, the Other Doesnt. We discuss the films stil
The Complete Varda 7 – Daguerréotypes
On the seventh episode of The Complete Varda, Matt and Travis discuss the charming documentary Varda made for German television in 1975, Daguerrotypes. A simple profile of the shops and their keepers
The Complete Varda 6 – Nausicaa
On the sixth episode of the Complete Varda, Matt and Travis discuss the most obscure film in Vardas filmography, the 1970 made-for-television film Nausicaa. Censored at the time and surviving only in
The Complete Varda 5 – Lions Love… and Lies
On the fifth episode of the Complete Varda, Matt and Travis discuss another of Vardas unique explorations, 1969s Lions Love (and Lies was added at some point after the initial release). Filmed duri
The Complete Varda 4 – Les Creatures
On the fourth episode of the fifth season, Matt and Travis welcome their first guest of the season, the eternally wise and effortlessly cool David Blakeslee of Criterion Reflections, to discuss one of
The Complete Varda 3 – Le Bonheur
On the third episode of the fifth season, Matt and Travis discuss one of Vardas most insidious works of cinematic irony, Le Bonheur. Created in the wake of her international success with Cleo, Varda
The Complete Varda 2 – Cléo from 5 to 7
On the second episode of the fifth season, Matt and Travis quickly encounter Vardas most famous and praised film, the New Wave masterpiece Clo from 5 to 7. Made seven years after her debut, Clo fro
The Complete Varda 1 – La Pointe Courte
On the first episode of the fifth season, Matt and Travis begin their discussion of the films of Agns Varda with her debut feature, La Pointe Courte. Barely screened upon completion but seen by a han