Keswick Film Club - Varda by Agnes

You are viewing the old version of our website.

Please visit our current website for all the latest information.

Sunday 22nd September 5:00 PM

Varda by Agnes (Varda par Agnès)

Director: Agnès Varda Country: France
Cert: 15 Year: 2019 Length: 115 mins Language: French/English
Varda by Agnes

Programme Notes

Cinema Handout (PDF 358KB)

Audience Reaction

Score: 70% Attendance: 75

Reviews

Links

F-Rated

Synopsis

Agnès Varda directed 55 films in her 60 years in the industry. She presented this documentary about herself at the Berlin Film Festival this year with film notes that said "I don't want to do press, I don't want to speak about my work. After Berlin, the film will be shown instead of me speaking!" This became very prophetic when she died a month later, aged 90.

We have shown several of her films here, including 'Cleo from 5 - 7', 'Faces, Places' and 'The Beaches of Agnes' and despite the programming team's normal dislike of documentaries, we felt you would want to see this one. It "takes the form of an illustrated lecture, it's designed as a swansong, a greatest hits showcase that revisits and consolidates her extensive body of work...Varda's tone remains generously intimate, friendly and unpretentious" - Simran Hans, Guardian.

Whether you have seen her films or not, this should be fascinating and even...educational!

Critics

open_quote A parting gift from one of the greatest directors who ever lived. close_quote Clarisse Loughrey, Independent


open_quote Varda by Agnès comprehends what it means to be a human with a natural flair for creative output. close_quote Alasdair Bayman, Cinevue


open_quote Two hours in this director's company is a pleasure. close_quote Peter Bradshaw, The Guardian


Trailer


Comments

comments powered by Disqus

Find A Film

Search over 1375 films in the Keswick Film Club archive.


Film Festival

Festival Logo

27 Feb - 1 Mar 2020


Friends

KFC is friends with Caldbeck Area Film Society and Brampton Film Club and members share benefits across all organisations


Awards

Keswick Film Club won the Best New Film Society at the British Federation Of Film Societies awards in 2000.

Since then, the club has won Film Society Of The Year and awards for Best Programme four times and Best Website twice.

We have also received numerous Distinctions and Commendations in categories including marketing, programming and website.

Talking Pictures Talking Pictures The KFC Newsletter
Links Explore the internet with Keswick Film Club
Find Us On Facebook