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Varda by Agnès AKA Varda par Agnès (Blu-ray) (2019)
Agnès Varda, photographer, installation artist and pioneer of the Nouvelle Vague, is an institution of French cinema. Taking a seat on a theatre stage, she uses photos and film excerpts to provide an insight into her unorthodox oeuvre.Director: Agnès Varda
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Extras:DISC ONE (Agnès Forever)
* Varda by Agnès (120:07)
"The Art of Family Life" 2020 interview with Rosalie Varda and Mathieu Demy (17:26)
"Telluride Film Festival" 2019 conversation between Rosalie Varda and Mathieu Demy and Martin Scorsese and Tom Luddy (39:26) [in English, no subtitles]
"Agnès Varda's Credits Sequences" 2019 visual essay by Alex Villaume-Tylski (8:03)
"Sensing Bodies" 2019 visual essay by Trois Couleurs (1:50)
"A Chat With Nini" 2019 featurette (0:30)
Trailer (2:48) [burnt-in English subtitles]
Janus Retrospective Trailer (1:20)
* "Les 3 boutons" 2015 short film (11:29)
DISC TWO (Early Varda)
* La Pointe Courte (81:07)
"Mathieu Amalric and Agnès Varda" 2012 interview [1080i] (8:59)
"Agnès Varda" 2007 interview [1080i] (15:43)
"Cineastes de Notre Temps" 1964 TV excerpt [1080i] (8:50)
"Jhumpa Lahiri" 2017 interview (3:54) (in English, no subtitles)
* "O saisons, ô châteaux" 1958 short film (21:42)
Introduction from 2007 by Varda [1080i] (1:34)
* "Du côté de la côte" [Along the Coast] 1958 short film (27:40)
Introduction from 2007 by Varda [1080i] (1:58)
DISC THREE (Around Paris)
* Cléo from 5 to 7 (90:47)
"Remembrances" 2005 documentary [1080i] (36:01)
"Madonna and Agnès" 1993 French TV excerpt [1080i] (2:24)
"Cléo's Real Path Through Paris" 2005 short film [1080i] (9:17)
"The Music of Michel Legrand" 2016 video essay (9:38) [in English, no subtitles]
Theatrical Trailer [1080i] (2:04)
* "Les fiancés du pont Macdonald" [Fiancés on the Bridge] 1961 short film (5:38)
"Agnès on Les fiancés" featurette [1080i] (2:57)
* "L'opéra-mouffe" [Diary of a Pregnant Woman] 1958 short film (17:26)
Introduction from 2007 by Varda [1080i] (1:58)
* "Les dites cariatides" [The So-Called Caryatids] 1984 short film (13:06)
Introduction from 2007 by Varda [1080i] (0:51)
"Les dites cariatides bis" 2005 short film [1080i] (2:16)
* "T'as de beaux escaliers, tu sais" [You've Got Beautiful Stairs, You Know] 1986 short film (3:44)
Introduction from 2007 by Varda [1080i] (0:25)
DISC FOUR (Rue Daguerre)
* "Daguerrotypes" 1975 documentary (79:24)
"Rue Daguerre in 2005" featurette [1080i] (21:31)
"Bread, Painting, Accordion" 2005 featurette [1080i] (8:02)
"Daguerrotypes, Photographic Objects" 2005 featurette [1080i] (6:00)
"The Music Festival" 2005 featurette [1080i] (3:29) [music only, no subtitles]
* "Le lion volatil" 2003 short film (11:46)
Introduction from 2007 by Varda [1080i] (1:44)
DISC FIVE (Married Life)
* Le Bonheur (80:45)
"Agnès Varda on Le Bonheur" 1998 featurette [1080i] (3:01)
"The Two Women of Le Bonheur" 2006 featurette [1080i] (6:10)
"Thoughts on Le Bonheur" 2006 featurette [1080i] (15:04)
"What Is Happiness?"
- "Happiness? The People of Fontenay Respond" 2006 featurette [1080i] (5:53)
- "Bonheur: Proper Noun or Concept" 2006 featurette [1080i] (1:35)
"Jean-Claude Drouot Returns" 2006 featurette [1080i] (10:25)
"Demons et Merveilles du Cinema" 1964 TV documentary excerpt [1080i] (4:10)
Trailer [1080i] (2:20)
* Les Créatures (94:17)
Introduction from 2012 by Varda [1080i] (2:42)
"Varda on Set" 1965 featurette [1080i] (18:41)
* "Elsa la rose" 1966 short film (20:59)
Introduction from 2007 by Varda [1080i] (2:10)
DISC SIX (In California)
* "Uncle Yanco" [Oncle Yanco] 1967 short film (19:37) [in French or English]
Introduction from 2007 by Varda [1080i] (1:21)
* "Black Panthers" 1968 short film (28:43)
Introduction from 2007 by Varda [1080i] (1:25)
* Lions Love (...and Lies) (112:59)
Introduction from 2014 by Varda [1080i] (2:20)
"Viva Varda!" 1970 TV interview with Varda and actor Viva [1080i] (9:16)
* "Mur murs" 1981 documentary (82:18)
Introduction from 2014 by Varda [1080i] (0:31)
"Two Street Artists" 2012 featurette [1080i] (5:23)
Trailer [1080i] (2:33)
* Documenteur (64:52)
DISC SEVEN (Her Body, Herself)
* One Sings, the Other Doesn't (122:00)
"Women Are Naturally Creative: Agnès Varda" 1977 documentary (47:22)
Trailer (1:50) [burnt-in English subtitles]
* "Nausicaa" 1971 TV film (98:25)
* "Réponse de femmes" [Women Reply] 1975 short film (8:53)
Introduction from 2007 by Varda [1080i] (1:17)
* "Plaisir d'amour en Iran" [The Pleasure of Love In Iran] 1976 short film (6:41)
Introduction from 2007 by Varda [1080i] (0:56)
DISC EIGHT (No Shelter)
* Vagabond (106:12)
"Remembrances" 2003 documentary [1080i] (40:37)
"The Story of an Old Lady" 2003 featurette [1080i] (3:47)
"Music and Dolly Shots" 2003 featurette [1080i] (12:16)
"To Nathalie Sarraute" 1986 radio interview with Agnès Varda and writer Nathalie Sarraute [1080i] (9:18)
"Plotting in Vagabond" 2019 featurette (15:28) [in English, no subtitles]
Trailer [1080i] (2:28)
* "7p. cuis., s. de b., ... à saisir" 1984 short film (28:32)
Introduction from 2007 by Varda [1080i] (2:10)
DISC NINE (Jane B.)
* Jane B. par Agnès V. (98:47)
Introduction from 2012 by Varda [1080i] (1:52)
"Agnes V. by Jane B." 2020 interview with Jane Birkin (15:30) [in French and English, optional English subtitles for French portions]
Trailer [1080i] (2:36)
* Kung-Fu Master (80:03)
Introduction from 2012 by Varda [1080i] (2:21)
"Bonsoir" 1988 TV interview with Varda and Jane Birkin [1080i] (17:40)
DISC TEN (Jacques Demy)
* Jacquot de Nantes (119:45)
"Agnès Tells a Sad and Happy Story" 2008 featurette [1080i] (17:05)
"Souvenirs and Evocations" 2008 featurette [1080i] (6:35)
Trailer [1080i] (2:10)
* "The Young Girls Turn 25" 1993 documentary (67:13)
Introduction from 2012 by Varda [1080i] (1:47)
* "The World of Jacques Demy" 1995 documentary (92:03)
Introduction from 2012 by Varda [1080i] (1:07)
DISC ELEVEN (Simon Cinéma)
* One Hundred and One Nights (105:11)
"A Fun Moment with Michel Piccoli" 2004 interview with Varda and Piccoli [1080i] (8:38)
"Set Visits" featurette [1080i] (11:04)
Trailer [1080i] (1:54)
"Hands and Objects: On Agnès Varda's Shorts" 2007 visual essay [1080i] (20:11)
Unfinished Varda:
- Films
---- "La Melangite" [1080i] (3:47)
---- "Christmas Carole" [1080i] (4:34)
- Commercials, 1971
---- "Collants Minuit" [1080i] (0:46)
---- "Tupperware" [1080i] (1:34)
DISC TWELVE (La Glaneuse)
* "The Gleaners and I" 2000 documentary (82:28)
"Post Filmum to The Gleaners and I" 2002 featurette (0:43)
"The Gleaners Museum" featurette [1080i] (23:43)
* "The Gleaners and I: Two Years Later" 2002 documentary (62:32)
"Pre-Filmum to The Gleaners and I: Two Years Later" 2002 featurette (3:01)
"Tribute to Zgougou" featurette [1080i] (2:09)
DISC THIRTEEN (Visual Artist)
* Faces Places (93:25)
"Chance Is the Best Assistant: Agnès Varda and JR on Faces Places" 2018 interview (46:39)
"The Beach Cabin" [Beach Hut] deleted scene (4:03)
"A Visit With Matthew Chedid" [The Music in Faces Places] 2018 featurette (3:41)
Theatrical Trailer (2:14)
* "Salut les cubains" 1964 short film (29:23)
Introduction from 2007 by Varda [1080i] (1:48)
* "Ulysse" 1982 short film (22:24)
Introduction from 2007 by Varda [1080i] (1:30)
"Une minute pour une image" 2007 featurette, presenting selected excerpts from a 1983 French TV episode (26:43)
* "Ydessa, les ours et etc..." [Ydessa, the Bears and etc...] 2004 short film (42:55)
Introduction from 2007 by Varda [1080i] (1:43)
DISC FOURTEEN (Here and There)
* Agnès de ci de là Varda (237:20)
Episodes:
- Episode 1 (47:29)
- Episode 2 (47:56)
- Episode 3 (47:12)
- Episode 4 (47:36)
- Episode 5 (47:07)
DISC FIFTEEN (Beaches)
* The Beaches of Agnès (112:39)
"Around Trapeze Artists" 2009 featurette (9:45)
"Daguerre Beach" 2008 featurette (9:22)
"Kelley Conway" 2019 interview (15:14)
Trailer [1080i] (0:59)
* "Quelques veuves de Noirmoutier" 2006 documentary by Varda [1080i] (72:07)
* "Installations" visual art montage [1080i] (67:29) -
Subtitles:English (optional)
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Aspect Ratio:1.78:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):French DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
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Case type:Special Case
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Notes:Extras in 1080p unless otherwise stated.
All content in French, with optional English subtitles, unless otherwise specified.
Comes packaged as a book housing the 15 discs, alongside a book containing photos and essays, inside a hard chipboard case. -
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Extras:DISC ONE (Blu-ray)
* The Film
"Agnès Varda in Conversation" 2018 BFI Southbank talk (82:39)
"Agnès Varda: Filmmaker, Photographer, Instagrammer" featurette (11:31)
"Agnès Varda: Righteous Joy and Anger" visual essay (7:55)
Trailer (2:37)
DISC TWO (DVD copy) -
Subtitles:English (optional)
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Aspect Ratio:1.78:1
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Picture Format:1080i50 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):French DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:All content in HD 1080i50.
Initial pressings come with a 36-page booklet. -
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OVERALL: Draw
Both releases feature exclusive extras. Note that the US release is slowed down to 24fps.
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CUTS:
- Blu-ray ALL The Complete Films of Agnès Varda America- Criterion Collection - No cuts (120:07 - 24fps).
- Blu-ray B United Kingdom- British Film Institute - No cuts (114:49 - 25fps).
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Comparison added by Rob_Hunt on 07/11/19
Comparison last updated by Rob_Hunt on 01/08/20UPDATE LOG:
07/11/19: Initial entry.
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01/08/20: Added US release.
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