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Agnès Varda

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Agnès Varda

Born May 30, 1928 in Ixelles, Brussels, BelgiumDied March 29, 201981 films

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.

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The Gleaners and I posterFirst watchThe Gleaners and I20007.7Varda focuses her eye on gleaners: those who scour already-reaped fields for the odd potato or turnip. Her investigation leads from forgotten corners of the French countryside to off-hours…View film

Essential films

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Cléo from 5 to 7 poster7.7Cléo from 5 to 71962Faces Places poster7.6Faces Places2017Vagabond poster7.4Vagabond1985Happiness poster7.5Happiness1965The Beaches of Agnès poster7.7The Beaches of Agnès2008One Sings, the Other Doesn't poster7.1One Sings, the Other Doesn't1977Varda by Agnès poster7.8Varda by Agnès2019La Pointe Courte poster6.9La Pointe Courte1956

Filmography

81 films as director
  1. 2026Ydessa, the Bears and etc.Director
  2. 2025Les gens de la terrasseDirector
  3. 2022Pier Paolo Pasolini - Agnès Varda - New York - 1967Director
  4. 2019Varda by AgnèsDirector
  5. 2017When Sandy DreamsDirector
  6. 2017Faces PlacesDirector
  7. 2015Les 3 BoutonsDirector
  8. 2014Henri Langlois vu par...Director
  9. 2014Un salut à Henri LangloisDirector
  10. 2012The 3 Lives of AgnèsDirector
  11. 201220 Little FilmsDirector
  12. 2012Two Street ArtistsDirector
  13. 2011In Chris Marker's StudioDirector
  14. 2011Agnès Varda: From Here to ThereDirector
  15. 2009Bord de merDirector
  16. 2008Agnès Tells a Sad and Happy StoryDirector
  17. 2008Souvenirs and EvocationsDirector
  18. 2008Daguerre-plageDirector
  19. 2008Trapézistes et voltigeursDirector
  20. 2008The Beaches of AgnèsDirector
  21. 2008The Little Story of Gwen from French BrittanyDirector
  22. 2007Vive les courts métrages : Agnès Varda présente les siens en DVDDirector
  23. 2006Some Widows of NoirmoutierDirector
  24. 2006Propos sur 'Le bonheur'Director
  25. 2006Les deux femmes du BonheurDirector
  26. 2006Le Bonheur? Réponses des FontenaisiensDirector
  27. 2006Bonheur: nom propre ou conceptDirector
  28. 2006Jean-Claude Drouot revient à Fontenay-aux-Roses et parle du film tourné en 1964Director
  29. 2005More So-called CaryatidsDirector
  30. 2005The Music FestivalDirector
  31. 2005Cléo from 5 to 7: Remembrances and AnecdotesDirector
  32. 2005Rue Daguerre in 2005Director
  33. 2005Bread, Painting, AccordionDirector
  34. 2005Daguerreotypes, Photographics ObjectsDirector
  35. 2004CinévardaphotoDirector
  36. 2004Un divertissement et Michel PiccoliDirector
  37. 2003Musique et TravellingsDirector
  38. 2003The Vanishing LionDirector
  39. 2003The Story of an Old LadyDirector
  40. 2003Vagabond: Remembrances, Interviews, Notes and CommentsDirector
  41. 2002The Gleaners and I: Two Years LaterDirector
  42. 2002Tribute to Zgougou the CatDirector
  43. 2000The Gleaners and IDirector
  44. 1995The World of Jacques DemyDirector
  45. 1995One Hundred and One NightsDirector
  46. 1993The Young Girls Turn 25Director
  47. 1991JacquotDirector
  48. 1988Kung-Fu Master!Director
  49. 1988Jane B. by Agnès V.Director
  50. 1986You've Got Beautiful Stairs, You Know...Director
  51. 1986UlysseDirector
  52. 1986a Nathalie SarrauteDirector
  53. 1985VagabondDirector
  54. 1984Seven Rooms, Kitchen, Bathroom, for SaleDirector
  55. 1984The So-Called CaryatidsDirector
  56. 1983One Minute for One ImageDirector
  57. 1982DocumenteurDirector
  58. 1982Mur MursDirector
  59. 1978DaguerréotypesDirector
  60. 1977One Sings, the Other Doesn'tDirector
  61. 1976The Pleasure of Love in IranDirector
  62. 1975Women ReplyDirector
  63. 1971NausicaaDirector
  64. 1969Lions LoveDirector
  65. 1968Black PanthersDirector
  66. 1967Far from VietnamDirector
  67. 1967Uncle YancoDirector
  68. 1966Elsa the RoseDirector
  69. 1966The CreaturesDirector
  70. 1966Christmas CaroleDirector
  71. 1965HappinessDirector
  72. 1964The Children of MuseumDirector
  73. 1963Hello CubansDirector
  74. 1962Cléo from 5 to 7Director
  75. 1962Fiancés on the BridgeDirector
  76. 1960La MélangiteDirector
  77. 1958Along the CoastDirector
  78. 1958O Seasons, O CastlesDirector
  79. 1958Diary of a Pregnant WomanDirector
  80. 1958La Cocotte d'azurDirector
  81. 1956La Pointe CourteDirector