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The Films of Agnès Varda

The World of Jacques Demy

1h 31m

Directed by Agnès Varda • 1995 • France, Belgium, Spain

Hollywood has had its fair share of power couples; husband and wife duos that have each enjoyed illustrious careers in the film industry. In France, one of the most noteworthy marital unions occurred when Jacques Demy and Agnès Varda tied the knot in 1962. Distinguished filmmakers in their own right, the couple enjoyed nearly 30 years together until Demy died in 1990. Following his death, Varda constructed a documentary paying tribute to the work of her husband and highlighting his place in the history of film.

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    Directed by Agnès Varda • 1995 • France
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    The Gleaners and I

    The Gleaners and I

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    Starring Agnès Varda

    Agnès Varda’s extraordinary late-career renaissance began with this wonderfully idiosyncratic, self-reflexive documentary in which the French cinema icon explores the world of modern-day gleaners: those living on the margins who surviv...

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    The Gleaners and I: Two Years Later

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    Directed by Agnès Varda • 2002 • France
    Starring Agnès Varda

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