by MerciSF | 7-01-2020 | Agenda, Movie, See All Agnes VardaBAMPFANouvelle VagueRetrospectiveSFMOMA
CLOSED – Emblematic figure of the French New Wave (Nouvelle Vague) cinema, Agnes Varda deserved a well-rounded retrospective. It’s happening from January 9th to March 21st 2020 at SFMOMA and from January 9th to Feb 28th at BAMPFA (Berkeley Art Museum and...
by Anne Marie | 5-10-2019 | Agenda, Movie, See All Agnes VardaDocumentaryFilms in FrenchIn French with English subtitlesLandmark Theatres
Women’s bodies and fertility are the themes that knit together multidisciplinary artist Prune Nourry’s work in a career that has traversed the globe with sculptural installations, solo shows, and performances. After a breast cancer diagnosis, Nourry’s themes remain,...
by Anne Marie | 30-09-2019 | Agenda, Movie, See All Agnes VardaFilms in FrenchFrench movies with subtitles
Agnès Varda, photographer, installation artist and pioneer of the Nouvelle Vague, is an institution of French cinema. Taking a seat on a theatre stage, she uses photos and film excerpts to provide an insight into her unorthodox oeuvre. Sunday Oct 6 – 6:00pm Lark...
by Anne Marie | 1-08-2019 | Agenda, Movie, See All Agnes VardaSmith Rafael Film Center
Agnès Varda’s enchanting ode to female friendship and liberation is part blissed-out bohemian musical, part revolutionary cri de coeur. Spanning more than a decade, it traces the ups and downs – abortion, heartbreak, marriage, motherhood – of two friends, Pauline...
by Sabrina | 4-05-2019 | Agenda Agnes VardaFrench cinemaMovieNew WaveNouvelle VagueRoxie Theater
A reflection on art, life and the movies, LES PLAGES D’AGNÈS is a magnificent illustration of the self-described “cinécriture” created by our dearly departed, playful visionary Agnès Varda, a pioneering member of the Left Bank and director of such seminal works as THE... by MerciSF | 26-03-2019 | News Agnes VardaEnglish subtitlesFilms in FrenchFrancophoneJRMovieNetflixSeries
Our feature – Girl – Lukas Dhont Long, thin, blonde and graceful, Lara is undeniably a girl. However the title sells us the wick: she was born a boy. “Girl”, Lukas Dhont’s moving Belgian film, explores Lara’s new life, embodied with...