Agnès Varda was regarded as a revolutionary of the French cinema and was awarded for her exceptional directing countless awards. Now she died at the age of 90 years.
A little Queen on the edge of the cinemas. So Agnès saw Varda themselves, and this name fit. In more than 60 years of career, the small, feisty film-maker has revolutionized the page head of the French cinema, without a Blockbuster to be produced.
“I have the peculiarity to move outside of the Norm with my work, on the edge. And I think, people like this other look, you like it, special watch movies.”
a pioneer of Truffaut and Godard
her first Film “La Pointe Courte” in 1954, had all the familiar hallmarks of Vardas. Half-documentary, half-fiction, he tells the story of the relationship crisis of a young couple from two different perspectives. Five years before the Nouvelle Vague around Regis Truffaut, your like Francois or Jean-Luc Godard founded, revolutionized Varda the cinema.
The filmmaker said about himself: “I am curious about life. And it is interesting to be curious. I look at everything around me and find the answers. When you open, then you discover the little things that spice up the life. You just have to go with open eyes through life.” to go
With open eyes through life Vardas currency.
“bird free” to the Golden lion
your small, delicate observations, their views of the world and to the people of Varda celebrated in her films. Her Film “free as a Bird” is about a tramp, which runs through the winter in the South of France and freeze to death. For this Film, Varda in 1985, was the first woman to receive the Golden lion in Venice.
It will follow other major awards such as the honorary Palme d’or at Cannes, and finally, shortly before her 90. The birthday of the honorary Oscar in Hollywood.
In the case of the awarding of the honorary Oscars Jolie of Varda showed up very impressed.
“Everything is possible”
Angelina Jolie gave the moving Eulogy on the most well-known French film-maker:
“As Agnès started, turned it over just films that had previously made, no woman, there were movies that had never made anyone. If you Agnès, you get the feeling that the air in the room suddenly has more oxygen, the sparks are flying and you have the feeling that everything is possible.”
with almost 90 she shot her last documentary. Together with the almost 60 years younger French street artist JR. For “moments: faces of a journey” is Varda hazards together with him in his photo-mobile by France. For Varda, JR., fulfilled her greatest wish: “He photographed the faces of the people I meet, so I don’t forget you never.”
With grpér energy was Varda also at this year’s Berlinale.
Varda had an incredible energy. The source of their vigour, their enthusiasm for the cinema and her life motto, which she betrayed in her acceptance speech for the honorary Oscar in 2018:
“whenever I decide to had to had to decide between Weight and lightness, I opted for the ease. This feels like Dancing. I dance the dance of the cinema.”
