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Vagabond Agnes Varda Agnes Varda's extraordinarily bleak account of a young woman's death and life. In a breathtaking performance, Sandrine Bonnaire (La Ceremonie) is Mona, a waif who drops out of Parisian society to wander the southwest French countryside, exploring the open spaces and implicit freedom absent in her life. In the opening scene, her body is discovered frozen. Varda expertly recounts her life, carefully dissecting French society. Winner, Best Foreign Language Film and Best Actress, L.A. Film Critics Association. In French with English subtitles. France, 1985, 105 mins. Videocassette $44.95 DVD $44.95
4 by Agnes Varda (La Pointe Courte / Cleo from 5 to 7 / Le Bonheur / Vagabond) Agnes Varda Whether you label her early work Left Bank or French New Wave, Varda's role in the evolution of narrative film as an art form is certain. The collection includes four by Anges Varda: Her directorial debut, La Pointe-Courte (1955, 80 mins.), an independent production that prefigured the New Wave by three years. As edited by Alain Resnais, the film transitions between scenes of everyday life in a small fishing village and the intense breakup and reconciliation of a young married couple; Varda's second feature, Cleo from 5 to 7 (1961), is 90 minutes--exactly--in the life of a singer (Corinne Marchand) as she waits for the results of a cancer test, then meets a young soldier about to leave for the Algerian war; Daring to explore the nature of relationships from a woman's point of view, Le Bonheur (1965, 87 mins.) is an elegant and controversial film about a happily married carpenter (Jean-Claude Drouot) who wants his wife to accept that he can love his mistress all the same; Lastly, Vagabond (1985, 105 mins.) is the director's extraordinarily bleak account of a young woman's death and life. In the opening scene, Mona's (Sandrine Bonnaire) body is discovered frozen. Varda expertly retraces her life while dissecting French society. The DVD is a 4 disc Criterion Collection Edition, with newly restored digital transfers, supervised and approved by Varda. Includes three short films by Varda, a new video interview with Varda on La Pointe Courte and an archival episode from Cineastes de notre temps, a 2005 doc on the making of Cleo from 5 to 7, a short film with Varda retracing Cleo's steps and a 1993 film with Varda speaking with Madonna about Cleo, interviews with three actors from Le Bonheur, a 2006 discussion with scholars about the film and interviews with Varda, a 2003 doc on the making of Vagabond, theatrical trailers, new and improved English subtitles, and a booklet with new essays by Chris Darke, Adrian Martin, Amy Taubin and Ginette Vincendeau, as well as a foreword to each film by Varda herself. In French with English subtitles. France, 1955-1985, 362 mins. DVD $129.95
Cleo from 5 to 7 Agnes Varda Ninety minutes, exactly, in the life of a singer (Corinne Marchand), as she waits for the results of a medical test for cancer, and meets a young soldier about to leave for the Algerian war. Because of the anticipation, every trivial incident takes on a new significance in this pivotal film of the New Wave. "...sustains an unsentimental yet subjective tone that is almost unique in the history of movies" (Pauline Kael). French with English subtitles. France/Italy, 1961, 90 mins. DVD $44.95
The Gleaners and I Agnes Varda Agnes Varda's engaging, personal documentary looks at all levels of gleaning, or scavenging, in various parts of France. Varda visits with those who pick from already harvested fields in order to survive, as well as those who do it simply as a pastime or because they are offended by the waste. She also looks at those who use discarded materials in their artwork, urban gleaners who find nutritious foods in garbage cans, and others. As the director salutes this individualistic and idealistic activity, she contemplates how her own art form is really an act of gleaning images and putting found objects to use. Named Best Documentary by the National Society of Film Critics, the New York Film Critics Circle, the Los Angeles Film Critics Association, and the Chicago International Film Festival. Shot on digital video. In French with English subtitles. France, 2000, 82 min. DVD $44.95
One Hundred and One Nights Agnes Varda Agnes Varda's affectionate tribute to the first 100 years of the motion picture is a sentimental and star-studded affair. Michel Piccoli plays "Monsieur Cinema," a hundred-year-old-man who hires a pretty young film fan to refresh his fading memory of the movies made during his life. This cute contrivance allows Varda to show dozens of clips from some of the greatest movies of all time - Nosferatu, The General, L'Atalante, Citizen Kane, Pickpocket, 8 1/2 and many, many more. Then there are a multitude of cameo appearances, with Anouk Aimee, Catherine Deneuve, Robert DeNiro, Jean-Pierre Leaud, Harrison Ford, Gerard Depardieu and many others stopping by Monsieur Cinema ever so briefly. Marcello Mastroianni has the longest cameo, playing the old man's Italian friend. "...as engaging as it is excessive...a delirious birthday party" (Janet Maslin, The New York Times). In French with English subtitles. France, 1995, 101 mins. DVD $37.95
Vagabond Agnes Varda Agnes Varda's extraordinarily bleak account of a young woman's death and life. In a breathtaking performance, Sandrine Bonnaire (La Ceremonie) is Mona, a waif who drops out of Parisian society to wander the southwest French countryside, exploring the open spaces and implicit freedom absent in her life. In the opening scene, her body is discovered frozen. Varda expertly recounts her life, carefully dissecting French society. Winner, Best Foreign Language Film and Best Actress, L.A. Film Critics Association. In French with English subtitles. France, 1985, 105 mins. DVD $44.95
The World of Jacques Demy Agnes Varda Filmmaker Agnes Varda's third tribute to her late husband, Jacques Demy, looks at the director's vision and his techniques. Includes clips from Demy's films, interviews with actresses Catherine Deneuve and Anouk Aimee, actor Michel Piccoli, composer Michel Legrand, Demy's children and fans. Also includes rare home video footage of the director with Francois Truffaut and Jim Morrison. In French with English subtitles. France, 1995, 90 mins. DVD $37.95