Varda by Agnès (Varda par Agnès). Agnès Varda and Didier Rouget, 2019.
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Edition screened: Included in Criterion Blu-ray box set The Complete Films of Agnès Varda (disc 1) released 2020. French language with English subtitles. Runtime approximately 119 minutes.
Summary: Two clips from early films.
Details:
1) From Cléo from 5 to 7: A street entertainer swallows live frogs, 14:12-14:32.
2) From La Pointe-Courte: Fish are netted then seen flapping in a box, 54:28-54:44.
This first component in Criterion’s massive box set is an enjoyable and illuminating retrospective of Varda’s work, hosted by the director herself. Do not dismiss this as just another ho-hum overview. Varda’s warmth, intelligence, and humanity are revealed as gifts to the world.