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Agnès Varda(1928-2019)

  • Director
  • Writer
  • Editor
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Agnès Varda
Take a look back at the life and legacy of artist, photograph, and director Agnès Varda, the pioneer of the French New Wave movement.
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Agnès Varda: In Memoriam
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Agnès Varda was born on 30 May 1928 in Ixelles, Belgium. She was a director and writer, known for Cleo - Mittwoch zwischen 5 und 7 (1962), Vogelfrei (1985) and Augenblicke: Gesichter einer Reise (2017). She was married to Jacques Demy. She died on 29 March 2019 in Paris, France.
BornMay 30, 1928
DiedMarch 29, 2019(90)
BornMay 30, 1928
DiedMarch 29, 2019(90)
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  • Nominated for 1 Oscar
    • 73 wins & 37 nominations total

Remembering Agnès Varda

Remembering Agnès Varda

Take a look back at the life and legacy of artist, photograph, and director Agnès Varda, the pioneer of the French New Wave moment.
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Agnès Varda in Agnès Varda - Filmkunst gegen den Strom (2023)
Agnès Varda in Remembering 2019: In Memoriam (2019)
Agnès Varda in Varda par Agnès (2019)
Agnès Varda in Varda par Agnès (2019)
Agnès Varda in Varda par Agnès (2019)
Agnès Varda in Varda par Agnès (2019)
Agnès Varda in Varda par Agnès (2019)
Donald Sutherland, Owen Roizman, Charles Burnett, Alejandro G. Iñárritu, and Agnès Varda in Die 90. Oscar-Verleihung (2018)
Agnès Varda and JR in Augenblicke: Gesichter einer Reise (2017)
Agnès Varda and JR in Augenblicke: Gesichter einer Reise (2017)
Agnès Varda in Agnès' Strände (2008)
Agnès Varda in Agnès' Strände (2008)

Known for

Cleo - Mittwoch zwischen 5 und 7 (1962)
Cleo - Mittwoch zwischen 5 und 7
7.8
  • Director
  • 1962
Sandrine Bonnaire in Vogelfrei (1985)
Vogelfrei
7.6
  • Director
  • 1985
Agnès Varda and JR in Augenblicke: Gesichter einer Reise (2017)
Augenblicke: Gesichter einer Reise
7.8
  • Director
  • 2017
Glück aus dem Blickwinkel des Mannes (1965)
Glück aus dem Blickwinkel des Mannes
7.6
  • Director
  • 1965

Credits

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Director

  • Pier Paolo Pasolini - Agnès Varda - New York - 1967 (2022)
    Pier Paolo Pasolini - Agnès Varda - New York - 1967
    6.8
    Short
    • Director
    • 2022
  • Agnès Varda in Varda par Agnès (2019)
    Varda par Agnès
    7.8
    TV Mini Series
    • Director
    • 2019
  • Agnès Varda and JR in Augenblicke: Gesichter einer Reise (2017)
    Augenblicke: Gesichter einer Reise
    7.8
    • Director
    • 2017
  • Les 3 boutons (2015)
    Les 3 boutons
    6.1
    Short
    • Director
    • 2015
  • Un salut à Henri Langlois (2014)
    Un salut à Henri Langlois
    6.8
    Short
    • Director
    • 2014
  • Henri Langlois vu par... (2014)
    Henri Langlois vu par...
    Short
    • Director (directed by)
    • 2014
  • Deux artistes de rue à Paris (2012)
    Deux artistes de rue à Paris
    6.2
    Short
    • Director
    • 2012
  • Agnes war da (2011)
    Agnes war da
    7.9
    TV Mini Series
    • Director
    • 2011
  • Deann Borshay, Angela Davis, Peter Dinklage, Dr. Riyadh, Bonita Dearmond, and Mohamed Bangura in P.O.V. (1988)
    P.O.V.
    8.0
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 2010
  • Evocations et Vocations
    6.1
    Short
    • Director
    • 2008
  • Agnes V. raconte l'aventure triste et gaie du film Jacquot de Nantes
    6.9
    Short
    • Director
    • 2008
  • La petite histoire de Gwen la bretonne (2008)
    La petite histoire de Gwen la bretonne
    6.3
    Short
    • Director
    • 2008
  • Agnès' Strände (2008)
    Agnès' Strände
    8.0
    • Director
    • 2008
  • Vive les courts metrages: Agnès Varda présente les siens en DVD (2007)
    Vive les courts metrages: Agnès Varda présente les siens en DVD
    7.7
    Video
    • Director
    • 2007
  • Quelques veuves de Noirmoutier (2006)
    Quelques veuves de Noirmoutier
    7.0
    • Director
    • 2006

Writer

  • Pier Paolo Pasolini - Agnès Varda - New York - 1967 (2022)
    Pier Paolo Pasolini - Agnès Varda - New York - 1967
    6.8
    Short
    • Writer
    • 2022
  • Agnès Varda in Varda par Agnès (2019)
    Varda par Agnès
    7.8
    TV Mini Series
    • written by
    • 2019
  • Inspiration and Good Mood: That's Cinema!
    TV Series
    • Writer
    • 2018
  • Agnès Varda and JR in Augenblicke: Gesichter einer Reise (2017)
    Augenblicke: Gesichter einer Reise
    7.8
    • written by
    • 2017
  • Les 3 boutons (2015)
    Les 3 boutons
    6.1
    Short
    • Writer
    • 2015
  • Agnes war da (2011)
    Agnes war da
    7.9
    TV Mini Series
    • Writer
    • 2011
  • Deann Borshay, Angela Davis, Peter Dinklage, Dr. Riyadh, Bonita Dearmond, and Mohamed Bangura in P.O.V. (1988)
    P.O.V.
    8.0
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 2010
  • Agnès' Strände (2008)
    Agnès' Strände
    8.0
    • written by
    • 2008
  • Quelques veuves de Noirmoutier (2006)
    Quelques veuves de Noirmoutier
    7.0
    • Writer
    • 2006
  • Rue Daguerre en 2005 (2005)
    Rue Daguerre en 2005
    7.1
    Video
    • Writer
    • 2005
  • Les dites cariatides bis (2005)
    Les dites cariatides bis
    5.9
    Video
    • Writer
    • 2005
  • Viennale Walzer
    5.8
    Short
    • Writer
    • 2004
  • Cinévardaphoto (2004)
    Cinévardaphoto
    7.4
    • Writer
    • 2004
  • Ydessa, les ours et etc... (2004)
    Ydessa, les ours et etc...
    7.1
    • Writer
    • 2004
  • Le lion volatil (2003)
    Le lion volatil
    6.5
    Short
    • writer
    • 2003

Editor

  • Agnès Varda in Varda par Agnès (2019)
    Varda par Agnès
    7.8
    TV Mini Series
    • Editor
    • 2019
  • Agnès Varda and JR in Augenblicke: Gesichter einer Reise (2017)
    Augenblicke: Gesichter einer Reise
    7.8
    • Editor
    • 2017
  • Les 3 boutons (2015)
    Les 3 boutons
    6.1
    Short
    • Editor
    • 2015
  • Agnes war da (2011)
    Agnes war da
    7.9
    TV Mini Series
    • Editor
    • 2011
  • Quelques veuves de Noirmoutier (2006)
    Quelques veuves de Noirmoutier
    7.0
    • Editor
    • 2006
  • Les trajets réels de Cléo dans Paris
    5.4
    Video
    • Editor
    • 2005
  • Les dites cariatides bis (2005)
    Les dites cariatides bis
    5.9
    Video
    • Editor
    • 2005
  • Cinévardaphoto (2004)
    Cinévardaphoto
    7.4
    • Editor (segment Ydessa, les ours et etc...)
    • 2004
  • Ydessa, les ours et etc... (2004)
    Ydessa, les ours et etc...
    7.1
    • Editor
    • 2004
  • Le lion volatil (2003)
    Le lion volatil
    6.5
    Short
    • Editor
    • 2003
  • Zwei Jahre danach (2002)
    Zwei Jahre danach
    7.1
    • Editor
    • 2002
  • Die Sammler und die Sammlerin (2000)
    Die Sammler und die Sammlerin
    7.7
    • Editor
    • 2000
  • Jane B. ... wie Birkin (1988)
    Jane B. ... wie Birkin
    7.2
    • Editor
    • 1988
  • Sandrine Bonnaire in Vogelfrei (1985)
    Vogelfrei
    7.6
    • Editor
    • 1985

Videos7

Agnès Varda: In Memoriam
Clip 1:19
Agnès Varda: In Memoriam
Bande-annonce [OV]
Trailer 1:58
Bande-annonce [OV]
Bande-annonce [OV]
Trailer 0:58
Bande-annonce [OV]
The Beaches of Agnès
Trailer 2:24
The Beaches of Agnès
Serendipity
Trailer 1:33
Serendipity
Varda by Agnès
Trailer 1:36
Varda by Agnès
Serendipity | Official US Trailer
Trailer 1:30
Serendipity | Official US Trailer

Personal details

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    • Encyclopedia
    • Encyclopedia
  • Alternative name
    • Agnes Varda
  • Born
    • May 30, 1928
    • Ixelles, Belgium
  • Died
    • March 29, 2019
    • Paris, France(cancer)
  • Spouse
    • Jacques Demy1962 - October 27, 1990 (his death, 1 child)
  • Children
      Rosalie Varda
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Biographical Movie
    • 2 Print Biographies
    • 7 Interviews
    • 7 Articles
    • 1 Magazine Cover Photo

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    She became a friend of Jim Morrison during his time in Paris, France. Varda was one of only six people to attend Morrison's funeral.
  • Quotes
    They called me 'The Ancestor of the New Wave' when I was only 30. I had seen very few films, which, in a way, gave me both the naivety and the daring to do what I did.
  • Trademark
    Her bowl-shaped bobbed haircut

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