Agnès Varda

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Agnès Varda (May 30, 1928 – March 29, 2019) was a Belgian-born French film director and professor at the European Graduate School. Her films, photographs, and art installations focus on documentary realism, feminist issues, and social commentary — with a distinct experimental style.

Most Popular Agnès Varda Trailers

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Black Panthers Trailer (1968)

01 December 1968

A film shot during the summer of 1968 in Oakland, California around the meetings organised by the Black Panthers Party to free Huey Newton, one of their leaders, and to turn his trial into a political debate.

The Truth About Charlie Trailer (2002)

25 October 2002

Regina meets charming Joshua while vacationing in Martinique, as she contemplates ending her whirlwind marriage to enigmatic Charlie.

Mur Murs Trailer (1981)

13 September 1981

Venturing from Venice Beach to Watts, Varda looks at the murals of LA as backdrop to and mirror of the city’s many cultures.

The Beaches of Agnès Trailer (2008)

17 December 2008

Filmmaking icon Agnès Varda, the award-winning director regarded by many as the grandmother of the French new wave, turns the camera on herself with this unique autobiographical documentary.

The So-Called Caryatids Trailer (1984)

01 January 1984

Commissioned by French television, this is a short documentary on the neo-classical statues found throughout Paris, predominantly on the walls of buildings, holding up windows, roofs etc.

Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blaché Trailer (2018)

07 December 2018

The epic life story of Alice Guy-Blaché (1873–1968), a French screenwriter, director and producer, true pioneer of cinema, the first person who made a narrative fiction film; author of hundreds of movies, but banished from history books.

Far from Vietnam Trailer (1967)

18 October 1967

In seven different parts, Godard, Ivens, Klein, Lelouch, Marker, Resnais, and Varda show their sympathy for the North-Vietnamese army during the Vietnam War.

Uncle Yanco Trailer (1967)

01 January 1967

While in San Francisco for the promotion of her last film in October 1967, Agnès Varda, tipped by her friend Tom Luddy, gets to know a relative she had never heard of before, Jean Varda, nicknamed "Yanco".

Americano Trailer (2011)

30 November 2011

A real estate agent from Paris arrives in Los Angeles to settle his late mother's estate, but a found photograph sends him on an impromptu journey to Mexico to find a woman named Lola.

Documenteur Trailer (1981)

02 October 1981

After separating from the father of her son, a young French woman tries to find lodging and a fresh start in L.

Hello Cubans Trailer (1963)

26 November 1963

A photo montage of Cubans filmed by Agnès Varda during her visit to Cuba in 1963, four years after Fidel Castro came to power.

Varda by Agnès Trailer (2019)

28 March 2019

An unpredictable documentary from a fascinating storyteller, Agnès Varda’s last film sheds light on her experience as a director, bringing a personal insight to what she calls "cine-writing," traveling from Rue Daguerre in Paris to Los Angeles and Beijing.

Jim Morrison: The End Trailer (2021)

02 July 2021

Paris, Rue Beautreillis, July 3, 1971. The corpse of rock star Jim Morrison is found in a bathtub, in the apartment of his girlfriend Pamela Courson.

Elsa the Rose Trailer (1966)

23 October 1966

Images and poems of the celebrated couple Louis Aragon and Elsa Triolet. Elsa’s youth as recalled by Aragon, with commentary by Elsa.

The Gleaners and I: Two Years Later Trailer (2002)

18 December 2002

Agnès Varda’s follow-up to her acclaimed documentary THE GLEANERS AND I takes us deeper into the world of those who find purpose and beauty in the refuse of society, revisiting many of the original film’s subjects.

Along the Coast Trailer (1958)

01 November 1958

Tongue-in-cheek look at the French Riviera, especially in summer when it overflows with tourists. Reviews its history and famous visitors; displays its faux-exotic buildings, its crowded beaches, its trees and monuments; and, pokes fun at the colors women wear and the vagaries of fashion.

Last Tango in Paris Trailer (1972)

15 December 1972

A recently widowed American begins an anonymous sexual relationship with a young Parisian woman.

The Young Girls Turn 25 Trailer (1993)

19 May 1993

Agnes Varda's documentary of the celebrations arising from the 25th anniversary of her husband Jacques Demy's film The Young Girls of Rochefort.

Janela da Alma Trailer (2001)

20 October 2001

Nineteen people with differing degrees of visual impairment – from mild nearsightedness to total blindness – discuss how they see themselves, how they see others and how they perceive the world.

Ydessa, the Bears and etc. Trailer (2004)

03 July 2004

Ydessa Hendeles' exhibition entitled "The living and the Artificial" (consisting of works of art all comprising a photograph of living persons in the company of one or several teddy bears) had puzzled Agnès Varda so much that she decided to go to Toronto where the artist lives and interview her.

Cinéast(e)s Trailer (2013)

15 October 2013

Is there such a thing as strictly feminine cinema? Is it more difficult for a woman than for a man to direct a film? Is gender parity necessary in the industry? Actress and producer Julie GAYET and actor and director Mathieu BUSSON ask these questions to twenty French woman filmmakers, who face a camera together for the first time.

Lady Oscar Trailer (1979)

03 March 1979

Oscar François de Jarjayes was born female, but her father insisted she be raised as a boy as he had no sons.

You've Got Beautiful Stairs, You Know... Trailer (1986)

27 August 1986

Short directed by Agnès Varda in 1986 on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the French Cinematheque.

Cléo from 5 to 7 Trailer (1962)

11 April 1962

Agnès Varda eloquently captures Paris in the sixties with this real-time portrait of a singer set adrift in the city as she awaits test results of a biopsy.

The 8th Floor Trailer (2014)

10 May 2014

On the 8th floor of the Fondation Cartier in Paris, Raymond Depardon's film features a minute of silence with eight artists and scientists: David Lynch, Patti Smith, William Eggleston, Takeshi Kitano, Ron Mueck, Jean Michel Alberola, Agnès Varda and Misha Gromov.

Faces Places Trailer (2017)

28 June 2017

Director Agnès Varda and photographer/muralist JR journey through rural France and form an unlikely friendship.

Tribute to Zgougou the Cat Trailer (2002)

02 February 2002

A short tribute to Zgougou, Varda’s cat who was given to her by Sabine Mamou.

Great Directors Trailer (2009)

19 May 2009

Features conversations with ten of the world's greatest living directors: Bernardo Bertolucci, David Lynch, Liliana Cavani, Stephen Frears, Agnes Varda, Ken Loach, Todd Haynes, Catherine Breillat, Richard Linklater and John Sayles.

Once Upon a Time... The Umbrellas of Cherbourg Trailer (2008)

18 May 2008

Television documentary about the making of Jacques Demy's 1964 film "The Umbrellas of Cherbourg".

Agnès Varda: Filmmaker, Photographer, Instagrammer Trailer (2018)

16 August 2018

An artistic pioneer, Agnès Varda has never stopped looking for the next way to tell a story. Here the 90-year-old explains how Instagram, with a majority of users in the 18-24 age range, followed photography and film as her medium of choice.

The Pleasure of Love in Iran Trailer (1976)

06 July 1976

An Iranian man and a French woman stroll around the city of Isfahan, Iran and find that their love is mirrored perfectly in the architecture and mosaics of the city's mosques.

Calling the Shots Trailer (1988)

08 September 1988

Documentary about women in the film industry. Numerous notable actresses and female directors share their thoughts.

Pictures of Europe Trailer (1990)

25 April 1990

What makes European cinema so special? Find out in Paul Joyce’s feature-length documentary, Pictures of Europe, which examines the differences between American independent and Hollywood movies and films from European directors.

La Vie filmée Trailer (1975)

01 January 1975

An issue of the television series La vie filmée, based on films by amateur filmmakers, and retracing here the life of the French between 1946 and 1953.

The Birth of Children of Paradise Trailer (1967)

01 January 1967

Documentary about the making of Marcel Carne's 1945 film Children of Paradise (France), interviewing the director, the actors and production designer, as well as other French directors.

O Seasons, O Castles Trailer (1958)

01 May 1958

A short documentary on the chateaux of the Loire in France was commissioned by the French Tourist Bureau.

The Vanishing Lion Trailer (2003)

24 March 2003

An adventure of three characters: Clarisse, a psychic’s apprentice, Lazare, who works at the Parisian catacombs, and the bronze statue of a lion at the Denfert-Rochereau (in the 14th arrondissement).

Filming Desire: A Journey Through Women’s Cinema Trailer (2000)

09 July 2000

The film consists largely of a series of interviews with female filmmakers from several different countries and filmmaking eras.

Michel Legrand, sans demi-mesure Trailer (2018)

25 December 2018

This documentary recounts the life of the late composer Michel Legrand, known for his works on Les Parapluies de Cherbourg or Les Demoiselles De Rochefort with the famous director Jacques Demy.

All the World's Memory Trailer (1956)

01 November 1956

Toute la mémoire du monde is a documentary about the Bibliothèque Nationale in Paris. It presents the building, with its processes of cataloguing and preserving all sorts of printed material, as both a monument of cultural memory and as a monstrous, alien being.

The Young Girls of Rochefort Trailer (1967)

08 March 1967

Delphine and Solange are two sisters living in Rochefort. Delphine is a dancing teacher and Solange composes and teaches the piano.

Viva Varda! Trailer (2023)

17 May 2023

A pioneering post-war female film director, an instigator of the New Wave who was honored by Hollywood in her own lifetime, Agnès Varda has become a source of inspiration for a whole new generation of young filmmakers.

The Story of an Old Lady Trailer (2003)

01 January 2003

A short piece in which Agnes Varda revisits actress Marthe Jarnias, who plays the old aunt in her 1985 film "Vagabond".

Kung-Fu Master! Trailer (1988)

09 March 1988

A lonely 40-year old woman finds herself shattering taboos by falling in love with the 14-year old Julien – but is it romance, or a desperate attempt to turn back time in the face of middle age?

The Gleaners and I Trailer (2000)

07 July 2000

Varda focuses her eye on gleaners: those who scour already-reaped fields for the odd potato or turnip.

Henri Langlois vu par... Trailer (2014)

27 July 2014

Thirteen filmmakers talk about Henri Langlois and their relationship with him.

Not Like Before Trailer (2005)

10 May 2005

From January to November 2004, as a kind of carnet de voyage alongside our other activities, we asked one and the same question of various people we met on our journeys, including friends: "Do you remember a moment in your life when something really changed?" We requested them to tell us a story to illustrate their reply, and we filmed them.

Ulysse Trailer (1986)

29 January 1986

At the sea shore, a goat, a child, and a naked man. This is a photograph taken in 1954 by Agnès Varda.

One Hundred and One Nights Trailer (1995)

25 January 1995

Monsieur Cinema, a hundred years old, lives alone in a large villa. His memories fade away, so he engages a young woman to tell him stories about all the movies ever made.

BLKNWS: Terms & Conditions Trailer (2025)

27 January 2025

Preeminent West African curator and scholar Funmilayo Akechukwu’s magnum opus, The Resonance Field, leads her to the heart of the Atlantic Ocean, drawing a journalist into a journey that shatters her understanding of consciousness and time.

The First Interview Trailer (2011)

24 July 2011

In the world's first media interview, shot in Paris in August 1886, the great photographer Nadar interviews the famous scientist and sceptic Chevreul on his 100th birthday.

One Minute for One Image Trailer (1983)

31 January 1983

TV series directed by Varda in which she gives thoughts to her favorite images and why she is drawn )

Quinqui Stars Trailer (2018)

30 November 2018

QUINQUI STARS begins in the years of the transformations that took place between the 70s and the 80s in the peripheral neighborhoods of Madrid that affected many young people and drove them towards delinquency.

Les 3 Boutons Trailer (2015)

03 September 2015

“Miss Jasmine! I have a package for you!” The 14-year-old girl with braces takes a break from milking the goat.

Cinéma! Cinéma! The French New Wave Trailer (1992)

18 June 1992

An intimate window into one of the great movements in film history that brought about an evolution in the art of cinema.

#JR Trailer (2018)

04 September 2018

At 35 years old, photographer JR is a street art worldwide star. Discovered after the Paris’ suburb riots of 2005 for his portraits of young people, his collages have adorned the galleries of the Louvre, the Pompidou Center, the Pantheon, the National Assembly ever since … From New York to Shanghai, and the Israeli-Palestinian wall to the US-Mexico border, he has stuck or exhibited giant photos on the walls of dozens of countries and associated hundreds of thousands of unknown artists with his projects.

Catherine Deneuve, in the eye of the camera Trailer (2023)

22 October 2023

She worked with the world’s greatest actors and directors: Buñuel, Mastroianni, Lellouche, Depardieu.

Women Behind the Camera Trailer (2007)

15 August 2007

Reveals the courageous lives of pioneer camerawomen from Hollywood to Bollywood, from war zones to children’s laughter, in a way that has never been seen before.

La Pointe Courte Trailer (1956)

04 January 1956

A penetrating study of a marriage on the rocks, set against the backdrop of a small Mediterranean fishing village.

Vagabond: Remembrances, Interviews, Notes and Comments Trailer (2003)

01 January 2003

18 years after the making of the film "Vagabond", director Agnès Varda created this documentary which includes interviews with the cast.