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Varda by Agnès

2019

Agnès Varda

Documentary, Self: Agnès Varda

7.3

709

Documentary An unpredictable documentary from a fascinating storyteller, Agnès Varda's next film sheds light on her experience as a director, bringing a personal insight to what she calls "cine-writing," traveling from Rue Daguerre in Paris to Los Angeles and Beijing.

	Author	Review
United States	Guy Lodge Variety	"Slight as a Varda film, but shot through with its maker’s characteristic pluck and whimsy, [It] gives newly recruited fans everything they’ve come to see."	POS
United States	Stephen Dalton The Hollywood Reporter	"A personal, playful account of a rich creative legacy (...) It also features many of the quirky digressions and surreal flourishes that have increasingly become part of her stylistic palette"	POS
United States	A. O. Scott The New York Times	"It’s a perfect introduction and a lovely valediction"	POS
United States	Joe Blessing The Playlist	"It’s a touching and memorable reflection on the life and art from a true legend of cinema, one whose ideas are as relevant as ever"	POS
United States	David Ehrlich IndieWire	"It may look like a glorified TED Talk, but Varda's final film is the perfect way for the legendary auteur to have the last word (...) [She] has only remained so vibrant by documenting her own death.	POS
United States	Matt Zoller Seitz rogerebert.com	"Fans of Varda will appreciate the nods to signature works from her filmography and moments from her life (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 4)"	POS
United States	Marshall Shaffer SlashFilm	"It’s a living, breathing document that keeps [Varda's] spirit and creativity accessible as well as present."	POS
United States	Katie Rife AV Club	"'Varda By Agnès' is most valuable as a freestanding lesson in filmmaking"	POS
Canada	Kevin Ritchie Now Toronto	"[It] is less a celebration than a passing on of wisdom"	POS
Canada	James Brotheridge Exclaim!	"[Varda] builds a work that not only conveys what was so great about her work but shows it in practice. If only all greatest hits packages were this inventive."	POS
United Kingdom	Clarisse Loughrey The Independent	"A parting gift from one of the greatest directors who ever lived (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United Kingdom	Ian Freer Empire	"A portrait that is both expansive and personal, intellectually sharp but full of fun and heart. A film that is both an entertaining gateway and fitting eulogy to a giant talent (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United Kingdom	Robbie Collin Telegraph	"A charming, mysterious self-portrait (...) There are enlightening excerpts from interviews and lectures given by Varda (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United Kingdom	Peter Bradshaw The Guardian	"Charming and approachable film (...) Two hours in this director’s company is a pleasure (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United Kingdom	Wendy Ide Screendaily	"A film which looks both inwards and outwards at the same time. And like Varda herself, it pulls off the combination of a trundling, amiable pace with a biting intellectual acuity	POS
Ireland	Ronan Doyle Scannain	"[It pairs] modesty and mastery with customary concision (...) Much more than just a guide to how she’d like to be remembered, it is a generous gift of those memories themselves (…) Rating: ★★★★½ (out of 5)"	POS
Ireland	Tara Brady Irish Times	"Her love of people, a love that informed her documentary work, is almost unbearably moving (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS

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