The grande dame of French cinema on her love affair with the Golden State.

In this short interview from 1998, Agnès Varda briefly discusses her ideas behind LE BONHEUR and how it was received by critics at the time of its release.

This 2007 interview was shot at director Agnès Varda’s home office on the rue Daguerre in Paris.

In 2005, director Agnès Varda explains the idea behind the making of LES FIANCÉS DU PONT MACDONALD, the film within CLÉO FROM 5 TO 7.

A French television crew followed Agnès Varda in 1965 as she filmed pickup shots for LES CRÉATURES with actor Michel Piccoli at her home on the rue Daguerre and supervised the music composition and postproduction processes for the film.

Actor Jane Birkin talks about her friendship with director Agnès Varda and their work together on JANE B. PAR AGNÈS V. and KUNG-FU MASTER!, in this interview recorded for the Criterion Collection in 2020.

In this 2012 interview, Agnès Varda introduces LA POINTE COURTE and discusses the challenges of making her first feature with actor-director Mathieu Amalric.

Presented here is a commercial shot by VARDA BY AGNÈS filmmaker Agnès Varda.

Presented here is a commercial shot by VARDA BY AGNÈS filmmaker Agnès Varda.

This 2019 video essay, “cinewritten” by Alex Vuillaume-Tylski, explores the unique ways in which Agnès Varda opens and closes her films, starting with 1955’s LA POINTE COURTE and continuing through her final work, VARDA BY AGNÈS.

Rosalie Varda and Mathieu Demy are joined by filmmaker Martin Scorsese and Telluride Film Festival cofounder Tom Luddy in this discussion of director Agnès Varda’s work, recorded at the North American premiere of VARDA BY AGNÈS at the Telluride Film Festival in 2019, and moderated by film scholar...

In this program from 2008, director Agnès Varda gathers some of her collaborators from JACQUOT DE NANTES to discuss their experiences making the film, as well as how Varda wove her grief over the loss of her husband, Jacques Demy, into other projects.

Directed by Agnès Varda • 2011 • France
Starring Agnès Varda

A freewheeling travelogue, a kaleidoscopic survey of the contemporary art scene, and a loving ode to creativity in all its forms, this five-part miniseries by the inimitable Agnès Varda takes us on a journey of discovery as she travels...

Directed by Agnès Varda • 2011 • France
Starring Agnès Varda

A freewheeling travelogue, a kaleidoscopic survey of the contemporary art scene, and a loving ode to creativity in all its forms, this five-part miniseries by the inimitable Agnès Varda takes us on a journey of discovery as she travels...

Directed by Agnès Varda • 2011 • France
Starring Agnès Varda

A freewheeling travelogue, a kaleidoscopic survey of the contemporary art scene, and a loving ode to creativity in all its forms, this five-part miniseries by the inimitable Agnès Varda takes us on a journey of discovery as she travels...

Directed by Agnès Varda • 2011 • France
Starring Agnès Varda

A freewheeling travelogue, a kaleidoscopic survey of the contemporary art scene, and a loving ode to creativity in all its forms, this five-part miniseries by the inimitable Agnès Varda takes us on a journey of discovery as she travels...

Directed by Agnès Varda • 2011 • France
Starring Agnès Varda

A freewheeling travelogue, a kaleidoscopic survey of the contemporary art scene, and a loving ode to creativity in all its forms, this five-part miniseries by the inimitable Agnès Varda takes us on a journey of discovery as she travels...

Directed by Agnès Varda • 2019 • France
Starring Agnès Varda

The final film from the late, beloved Agnès Varda is a characteristically playful, profound, and personal summation of the director’s own brilliant career. At once impish and wise, Varda acts as our spirit guide on a free-associative t...