Varda by Agnès / Les 3 boutons / La Pointe Courte / O saisons, ô châteaux / Du côté de la côte / Cléo from 5 to 7 / Les fiancés du pont Macdonald / L'opéra-mouffe / Les dites cariatides / T'as de beaux escaliers, tu sais / Daguerréotypes / Le lion volatil / Le bonheur / Les créatures / Elsa la Rose / Uncle Yanco / Black Panthers / Lions Love (...and Lies) / Mur Murs / Documenteur / One Sings, the Other Doesn't / Réponse de femmes / Plaisir d'amour en Iran / Vagabond / 7 p., cuis., s. de b., ... (à saisir) / Jane B. par Agnès V. / Kung-Fu Master! / Jacquot de Nantes / The Young Girls Turn 25 / The World of Jacques Demy / One Hundred and One Nights / The Gleaners and I / The Gleaners and I: Two Years Later / Faces Places / Salut les cubains / Ulysse / Ydessa, les ours et etc. / Agnès de ci de là Varda / The Beaches of Agnès
Actors: Agnès Varda, Mathieu Demy, Jane Birkin, Jean-Luc Godard, Sandrine Bonnaire, Michel Legrand
Director: Agnes Varda Jr.
Language: FRENCH: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1, FRENCH: Dolby Digital 2.0, FRENCH: LPCM Mono, FRENCH: Dolby Digital Mono, ENGLISH: Dolby Digital Mono, ENGLISH: LPCM Mono, ENGLISH: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
Subtitles: English
Region: Region A
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1, 1.95:1, 1.89:1, 1.85:1, 1.78:1, 1.68:1, 1.67:1, 1.66:1, 1.38:1, 1.37:1, 1.35:1, 1.34:1, 1.33:1, 1.32:1
Number of Discs: 15
Rating: Not Rated
Orig. Release Date: 1955-2019
Studio: Criterion
Release Date: 8/11/2020
Run Time: 2611 Min.
Varda by Agnès
- Rosalie Varda and Mathieu Demy (1080p; 17:26), the children of Agnes Varda and Jacques Demy, are interviewed in this charming 2020 piece entitled The Art of Family Life. In French with English subtitles.
- Telluride Film Festival (1080p; 29:36) features Rosalie Varda and Mathieu Demy in conversation with Martin Scorsese and Tom Luddy in 2019.
- Agnes Varda's Credits Sequences (1080p; 8:03) is a visual essay by Alex Villaume-Tylski. In French with English subtitles.
- Sensing Bodies (1080p; 1:50) is a visual essay produced by Trois Coleurs focusing on Varda's love of the human body.
- A Chat With Nini (1080p; 00:30) is a brief piece with Varda talking to (with?) her cat.
- Trailer (1080p; 2:48)
- Janus Retrospective Trailer (1080p; 1:20)
Les 3 boutons
La Pointe Courte
- Mathieu Amalric and Agnes Varda (1080i; 8:59) is a 2012 interview.
- Agnes Varda (1080i; 15:43) is a 2007 interview.
- Cineastes de Notre Temps (1080i; 8:50) is an excerpt from a 1964 broadcast.
- Jhumpa Lahiri (1080p; 3:54) offers Lahiri's thoughts about the film.
O saisons, ô châteaux
- Introduction from 2007 (1080i; 1:34)
Du côté de la côte
- Introduction from 2007 (1080i; 1:58) offers Varda's comments. In French with English subtitles.
Cléo from 5 to 7
- Remembrances (1080i; 36:01) is a charming piece from 2005 which reunites Varda and several others involved in the film. In French with English subtitles.
- Madonna and Agnes (1080i; 2:24n) stems from 1993, and, yes, it's that Madonna, in a conversation with Varda that ran on French television. In French with English subtitles.
- Cléo's Real Path Through Paris (1080i; 9:17) is a 2005 short by Pierre-William Glenn which retraces Cléo's journeys through Paris. In French with English subtitles.
- The Music of Michel Legrand (1080p; 9:38) is a video essay by Tony Zhou and Taylor Ramos, made in 2016.
- Trailer (1080i; 2:04)
Les fiancés du pont Macdonald
- Agnès on Les fiancés (1080i; 2:57) offers some brief comments by Varda on the film. In French with English subtitles.
L'opéra-mouffe
- Introduction from 2007 (1080i; 1:58) offers Varda's comments. In French with English subtitles.
Les dites cariatides
- Introduction from 2007 (1080i; 00:51) offers Varda's comments. In French with English subtitles.
- Les Dites Cariatides Bis (1080i; 2:16) is a brief follow up to the original film. In French with English subtitles.
T'as de beaux escaliers, tu sais
- Introduction from 2007 (1080i; 00:25) offers Varda's comments. In French with English subtitles.
Daguerréotypes
- Rue Daguerre in 2005 (1080i; 21:31) is a rather fascinating piece where Varda explores her neighborhood thirty years after she made the main feature there. In French with English subtitles.
- Bread, Painting, Accordion (1080i; 8:02) looks at Varda's longtime bakery and accordion shop in this 2005 short. In French with English subtitles.
- Daguerrotypes, Photographic Objects (1080i; 6:00) is a short Varda made featuring an exhibition of daguerrotypes in 2005. In French with English subtitles.
- The Music Festival (1080i; 3:29) is more 2005 footage, this time caught at an outdoor concert in Paris' 14th arrondissement. In French with English subtitles.
Le lion volatil
- Introduction from 2007 (1080i; 1:44) offers Varda's comments. In French with English subtitles.
Le bonheur
- Agnes Varda on Le Bonheur (1080i; 3:01) offers some brief comments from Varda from 1998. In French with English subtitles.
- The Two Women of Le Bonheur (1080i; 6:10) is a 2006 piece by Rosalie Varda which reunited Claire Drouot and Marie- France Boyer. In French with English subtitles.
- Thoughts on Le Bonheur (1080i; 15:04) is an interesting coalition of people put together by Agnes Varda, who discuss the film in particular and the concept of happiness in general. In French with English subtitles.
- What Is Happiness? offers two shorts with Varda ruminating on the concept:
- Happiness? The People of Fontenay Respond (1080i; 5:53)
- Bonheur: Proper Noun or Concept (1080i; 1:35) Both of the above are in French with English subtitles.
- Jean-Claude Drouot Returns (1080i; 10:25) is a 2006 piece by Varda where she follows the actor as he returned to Fontenay-aux- Roses where the film was shot. In French with English subtitles.
- Demons et Merveilles du Cinema (1080i; 4:10) is culled from an archival 1964 television broadcast which shows Varda on set. In French with English subtitles.
- Trailer (1080i; 2:20)
Les créatures
- Introduction from 2012 (1080i; 2:42) offers Varda's thoughts. In French with English subtitles.
- Varda on Set (1080i; 18:41) is culled from footage shot by a television crew in 1965 who caught Varda both on set and at home. In French with English subtitles.
Elsa la Rose
- Introduction from 2007 (1080i; 2:10) offers Varda's thoughts. In French with English subtitles.
Uncle Yanco
- Intro from 2007 (1080i; 1:21) offers Varda's thoughts. In French with English subtitles.
Black Panthers
- Introduction from 2007 (1080i; 1:25) offers Varda's thoughts. In French with English subtitles.
Lions Love (...and Lies)
- Introduction from 2014 (1080i; 2:20) offers Varda's thoughts. In French with English subtitles.
- Viva Varda (1080i; 9:16) is described as "long lost" television interview Varda conducted with star Viva for French television in 1970. In French with English subtitles.
Mur Murs
- Introduction from 2014 (1080i; 00:31) offers Varda's thoughts. In French with English subtitles.
- Two Street Artists (1080i; 5:23) profiles its titular characters in footage shot between 2006 and 2012 in Paris. In French with English subtitles.
- Trailer (1080i; 2:33)
Documenteur
One Sings, the Other Doesn't
- Nausicaa (1080p; 1:38:35) is not the Hayao Miyazaki film, but an abandoned project by Varda, here presented from the only known existing workprint. In French with English subtitles.
- Women Are Naturally Creative: Agnès Varda (1080p; 47:22) is a 1977 documentary directed by Katja Raganelli, featuring an interview with Varda shot during the making of One Sings, the Other Doesn't, which also includes interviews with Valérie Mairesse and Thérèse Liotard. In French with English subtitles.
- Trailer (1080p; 1:50)
Réponse de femmes
- Introduction from 2007 (1080i; 1:17) offers Varda's thoughts. In French with English subtitles.
Plaisir d'amour en Iran
- Introduction from 2007 (1080i; 00:56) offers Varda's thoughts. In French with English subtitles.
Vagabond
- Remembrances (1080i; 40:37) is another case of Varda "revisiting" earlier works and reuniting with former collaborators , this time some eighteen years after Vagabond was originally filmed. In French with English subtitles.
- The Story of an Old Lady (1080i; 3:47) features Marthe Jarnias, who plays Aunt Lydie in Vagabond. In French with English subtitles.
- Music and Dolly Shots (1080i; 12:16) is a 2003 conversation between Varda and composer Joanna Bruzdowicz. In French with English subtitles.
- To Nathalie Sarraute (1080i; 9:18) is from a 1986 audio interview with Varda and writer Nathalie Sarraute, hosted by Alain Veinstein. In French with English subtitles. This plays to stills.
- Plotting in Vagabond (1080p; 15:28 ) is a 2019 piece produced by The Criterion Channel with Professor David Bordwell looking at some of the storytelling "strategies" Varda employed in the film.
- Trailer (1080i; 2:28)
7 p., cuis., s. de b., ... (à saisir)
- Introduction from 2007 (1080i; 2:10) offers Varda's thoughts. In French with English subtitles.
Jane B. par Agnès V.
- Introduction from 2012 (1080i; 1:52) offers Varda's thoughts. In French with English subtitles.
- Agnes V. By Jane B. (1080p; 15:30) is a wonderful 2020 interview with Jane Birkin, where she discusses her friendship and collaborations with Varda. The main interview is in English, while the film clips are in French with English subtitles.
- Trailer (1080i; 2:36)
Kung-Fu Master!
- Introduction from 2012 (1080i; 2:21) offers Varda's thoughts. In French with English subtitles.
- Bonsoir (1080i; 17:40) is a joint interview with Varda and Jane Birkin conducted for Swiss television in 1988. In French with English subtitles.
Jacquot de Nantes
- Agnes Tells a Sad and Happy Story (1080i; 17:05) is a moving piece with Varda and several of her collaborators discussing the film in particular, but Jacques Demy's death in general and how it informed some of Varda's subsequent work. In French with English subtitles.
- Souvenirs and Evocations (1080i; 6:35) offers Varda and other filmmakers discussing how they first fell in love with movies. In French with English subtitles.
- Trailer (1080i; 2:10)
The Young Girls Turn 25
- Introduction from 2012 (1080i; 1:47) offers Varda's thoughts. In French with English subtitles.
The World of Jacques Demy
- Introduction from 2012 (1080i; 1:07) offers Varda's thoughts. In French with English subtitles.
One Hundred and One Nights
- A Fun Moment with Michel Piccoli (1080i; 8:38) is a short from 2004 with Varda and Piccoli. In French with English subtitles.
- Set Visits (1080i; 11:04) offers Varda narrating some candid footage of some of the many stars who have cameos in the film. In French with English subtitles.
- Trailer (1080i; 1:54)
- Hands and Objects: On Agnes Varda's Shorts (1080i; 20:11) is a 2007 piece by Anne Huet with Varda discussing some of her short films. In French with English subtitles.
- Unfinished Varda
- Films
- La Melangite (1080i; 3:47)
- Christmas Carole (1080i; 4:34)
- Commercials, 1971
- Collants Minuit (1080i; 00:46)
- Tupperware (1080i; 1:34)
The Gleaners and I
- Post Filmum to The Gleaners and I (1080p; 00:43) is a brief addendum. In French with English subtitles.
- The Gleaners Museum (1080i; 23:43) is a piece by Varda done for the 2002 home theater release of the film.
The Gleaners and I: Two Years Later
- Pre-Filmum to The Gleaners and I: Two Years Later (1080p; 3:02) is a brief introduction. In French with English subtitles.
- Tribute to Zgougou (1080i; 2:09) is an homage to Varda's beloved cat. In French with English subtitles.
Faces Places
- Chance is the Best Assistant: Agnes Varda and JR on Faces Places (1080p; 46:39) is a charming joint interview with the pair, where they discuss their relationship and the film. This bears the Cohen Media masthead.
- The Beach Cabin (1080p; 4:03) looks like an outtake from the film, with Varda and JR discussing potential applications to a seaside cabin.
- A Visit With Matthew Chedid (1080p; 3:41) documents a project Varda came up with that involves composer Mathieu Chedid, who scored Faces Places.
- Theatrical Trailer (1080p; 2:14)
Salut les cubains
- Introduction from 2007 (1080i; 1:48) offers Varda's thoughts. In French with English subtitles.
Ulysse
- Introduction from 2007 (1080i; 1:30) offers Varda's thoughts. In French with English subtitles.
- Une Minute Pour Une Image (1080p; 26:43) offers a segment from a French television show with Varda and others discussing a collection of photographs she curated. In French with English subtitles.
Ydessa, les ours et etc.
- Introduction from 2007 (1080i; 1:43) offers Varda's thoughts. In French with English subtitles.
Agnès de ci de là Varda
The Beaches of Agnès
- Around Trapeze Artists (1080p; 9:45) looks at how Varda set up the beach trapeze sequences in the feature. In French with English subtitles.
- Daguerre Beach (1080p; 9:22) looks at the creation of the "beach" in front of her house in the feature (her neighbors must have been thrilled) In French with English subtitles.
- Kelley Conway (1080p; 15:14) features a 2019 interview with Conway where she discusses Varda's approach to self-representation in the feature.
- Trailer (1080i; 00:59)
- Quelques Veuves de Noirmoutier (1080i; 1:12:07) is a Varda documentary adaptation of a video installation she had presented at the Fondation Cartier in Paris. In French with English subtitles.
- Installations (1080i; 1:07:29) focuses on Varda's work as a visual artist. In French with English subtitles.
The Criterion Collection is celebrating the boundless creative vision of Agnès Varda with a comprehensive collection of her genre-blurring, culture-shaping films. Bringing together all thirty-nine of her features, shorts, and documentaries for the first time, this fifteen-Blu-ray box set also contains extensive special features- many created by Varda herself- including introductions to the films, interviews with and tributes from family and friends, once-banned and unfinished works, behind-the-scenes footage, archival programs, and more. The edition is accompanied by a lavishly illustrated 200-page book, with notes on the films and essays on Varda's life and work, as well as a selection of her photography and images of her installation art. The Complete Films of Agnès Varda captures the restless curiosity and radical imagination of a true original who invented a new cinematic language.
A founder of the French New Wave who became an international art-house icon, Agnès Varda was a fiercely independent, restlessly curious visionary whose work was at once personal and passionately committed to the world around her. In an abundant career in which she never stopped expanding the notion of what a movie can be, Varda forged a unique cinematic vocabulary that frequently blurs the boundaries between narrative and documentary, and entwines loving portraits of her friends, her family, and her own inner world with a social consciousness that was closely attuned to the 1960s counterculture, the women's liberation movement, the plight of the poor and socially marginalized, and the ecology of our planet. This comprehensive collection places Varda's filmography in the context of her parallel work as a photographer and multimedia artist-all of it a testament to the radical vision, boundless imagination, and radiant spirit of a true original for whom every act of creation was a vital expression of her very being.
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