L’opéra-mouffe
The Films of Agnès Varda
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17m
Directed by Agnès Varda • 1958 • France
Pregnant with her first child, director Agnès Varda turned her camera to her immediate surroundings capturing day-to-day life along the Rue Mouffetard. Lacking synch sound and incorporating a number of unconventional techniques, this short work displays Varda’s freestyle approach to filmmaking and its subject matter.
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