The Indefatigable Spirit of Agnès Varda
The beloved pioneer of French New Wave cinema kept making evocative and challenging films up until her death at age 90.
Agnès Varda was a peerless giant of French cinema. Her diminutive stature and impish personality could belie the breadth of her influence, but there’s no ignoring the sheer artistry of the movies she made over the past six decades, spanning entire movements in film history that she helped pioneer. Varda Thursday night at the age of 90 after a short battle with cancer; just this year, she had premiered a at the Berlin International Film Festival. A woman who began her directing career when the idea of women directing was still practically unheard of, Varda made challenging art through every phase of her life.
