Agnès Varda

Agnès Varda

Known for: Directing

Born: May 30, 1928

Died: March 29, 2019

Agnès Varda (May 30, 1928 – March 29, 2019) was a Belgian-born French film director and professor at the European Graduate School. Her films, photographs, and art installations focus on documentary realism, feminist issues, and social commentary — with a distinct experimental style.

Known for

The Gleaners and I
The Gleaners and I
2000
Viva Varda!
Viva Varda!
1970
The Beaches of Agnès
The Beaches of Agnès
2008
Pictures of Europe
Pictures of Europe
1990
Vagabond: Remembrances, Interviews, Notes and Comments
Vagabond: Remembrances, Interviews, Notes and Comments
2003
Ulysse
Ulysse
1986
The 3 Lives of Agnès
The 3 Lives of Agnès
2012
A Visual History with Agnès Varda
A Visual History with Agnès Varda
2017
The So-Called Caryatids
The So-Called Caryatids
1984
Agnes Varda : Leçon de cinéma
Agnes Varda : Leçon de cinéma
2019
Two Street Artists
Two Street Artists
2012
La Mélangite
La Mélangite
1960
The Birth of Children of Paradise
1967
In Chris Marker's Studio
In Chris Marker's Studio
2011
From Rooster to Donkey: Hands and Objects
From Rooster to Donkey: Hands and Objects
2007
Faces Places
Faces Places
2017
Chance Is the Best Assistant
Chance Is the Best Assistant
2018
Varda by Agnès
Varda by Agnès
2019
Women Are Naturally Creative: Agnès Varda
Women Are Naturally Creative: Agnès Varda
1977
Agnès Varda: Filmmaker, Photographer, Instagrammer
Agnès Varda: Filmmaker, Photographer, Instagrammer
2018
Vive les courts métrages : Agnès Varda présente les siens en DVD
2007
Filming Desire: A Journey Through Women’s Cinema
Filming Desire: A Journey Through Women’s Cinema
2000
Women Reply
Women Reply
1975
Cléo from 5 to 7: Remembrances and Anecdotes
Cléo from 5 to 7: Remembrances and Anecdotes
2005
The Gleaners and I: Two Years Later
The Gleaners and I: Two Years Later
2002
More So-called Caryatids
More So-called Caryatids
2005
Daguerréotypes
Daguerréotypes
1978
Rue Daguerre in 2005
Rue Daguerre in 2005
2005
The World of Jacques Demy
The World of Jacques Demy
1995
Some Widows of Noirmoutier
Some Widows of Noirmoutier
2006
Not Like Before
Not Like Before
2005
Agnès Varda: From Here to There
Agnès Varda: From Here to There
2011
One Minute for One Image
One Minute for One Image
1983
Bread, Painting, Accordion
Bread, Painting, Accordion
2005
Musique et Travellings
Musique et Travellings
2003
Daguerre-plage
Daguerre-plage
2008
a Nathalie Sarraute
1986
Agnès parle du Bonheur
2006
Le Bonheur? Réponses des Fontenaisiens
Le Bonheur? Réponses des Fontenaisiens
2006
Bonheur: nom propre ou concept
Bonheur: nom propre ou concept
2006
Le Photographe Photographié - Brassaï par Varda
1954
Trapézistes et voltigeurs
2008
Agnès Varda tourne...
Agnès Varda tourne...
1965
Viennale Walzer
2004
Catherine Deneuve by Chance, or, A Certain Blondeness
Catherine Deneuve by Chance, or, A Certain Blondeness
1978
You've Got Beautiful Stairs, You Know...
You've Got Beautiful Stairs, You Know...
1986
Pier Paolo Pasolini - Agnès Varda - New York - 1967
Pier Paolo Pasolini - Agnès Varda - New York - 1967
2022
Harumi
Harumi
2019
Hello Cubans
Hello Cubans
1963
Where is Sara Gómez?
Where is Sara Gómez?
2005
The Young Girls Turn 25
The Young Girls Turn 25
1993
The Story of an Old Lady
The Story of an Old Lady
2003
Mur Murs
Mur Murs
1982
Agnès Tells a Sad and Happy Story
Agnès Tells a Sad and Happy Story
2008
Ydessa, the Bears and etc.
Ydessa, the Bears and etc.
2026
Once Upon a Time... The Umbrellas of Cherbourg
Once Upon a Time... The Umbrellas of Cherbourg
2008
EXPRMNTL
EXPRMNTL
2016
Agnes V. by Jane B.
Agnes V. by Jane B.
2020
Un divertissement et Michel Piccoli
Un divertissement et Michel Piccoli
2004
All the World's Memory
All the World's Memory
1956
La chanson 'Lola'
La chanson 'Lola'
2008
In Her Own Words
In Her Own Words
2024
La Alameda 2018
La Alameda 2018
2020
The Invention of Chris Marker
The Invention of Chris Marker
2020
Catherine Deneuve, in the eye of the camera
Catherine Deneuve, in the eye of the camera
2023
The First Interview
2011
Uncle Yanco
Uncle Yanco
1967
The Little Story of Gwen from French Brittany
The Little Story of Gwen from French Brittany
2008
Tribute to Zgougou the Cat
Tribute to Zgougou the Cat
2002
The 8th Floor
The 8th Floor
2014
Souvenirs and Evocations
Souvenirs and Evocations
2008
The World in Shots
The World in Shots
2021
Cinéma! Cinéma! The French New Wave
1992
150 Miles of Rotting, Rutted, Lumpy, Dilapidated Pavement
150 Miles of Rotting, Rutted, Lumpy, Dilapidated Pavement
2021
La Nouvelle Vague par elle-même
La Nouvelle Vague par elle-même
1964
Far from Vietnam
Far from Vietnam
1967
#JR
#JR
2018
Michel Legrand, sans demi-mesure
Michel Legrand, sans demi-mesure
2018
The Vanishing Lion
The Vanishing Lion
2003
Behind the Artist: Andy Warhol, an American Prophet
Behind the Artist: Andy Warhol, an American Prophet
2015
Viva Varda!
Viva Varda!
2023
Before the End: Searching for Jim Morrison
Before the End: Searching for Jim Morrison
2025
Stavros Tornes: The Poor Hunter of the South
Stavros Tornes: The Poor Hunter of the South
1994
Shooting Women
2008
Quinqui Stars
Quinqui Stars
2018
Deneuve, la reine Catherine
Deneuve, la reine Catherine
2022
Léaud l'unique
Léaud l'unique
2001
Great Directors
Great Directors
2009
Mag Bodard, un destin
Mag Bodard, un destin
2005
Americano
Americano
2011
The Truth About Charlie
The Truth About Charlie
2002
Henri Langlois vu par...
Henri Langlois vu par...
2014
Jacquot
Jacquot
1991
Women Behind the Camera
2007
Janela da Alma
Janela da Alma
2001
Jane B. by Agnès V.
Jane B. by Agnès V.
1988
Documenteur
Documenteur
1982
Men Show Movies & Women Their Breasts
Men Show Movies & Women Their Breasts
2014
Cinéast(e)s
2013
Nausicaa
Nausicaa
1971
Lions Love
Lions Love
1969
Calling the Shots
Calling the Shots
1988
Jim Morrison: The End
Jim Morrison: The End
2021
One Sings, the Other Doesn't
One Sings, the Other Doesn't
1977
The Young Girls of Rochefort
The Young Girls of Rochefort
1967
Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blaché
Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blaché
2018
Un film et son époque
Un film et son époque
2003
Agnès Varda: From Here to There
Agnès Varda: From Here to There
2011
Leçon de Cinéma
Leçon de Cinéma
2004
Varda by Agnès
Varda by Agnès
2019
Square
Square
2012
Cinépanorama
Cinépanorama
1956