Reviewed by GREG KING Documentary Directors: Agnes Varda, JR. Diminutive 88-year old filmmaker Agnes Varda (The Gleaners And I, etc) returns to the screen with this whimsical road journey documentary, her first feature film in nine years. Here she teams up with 33-year old French visual artist and film director known simply as JR, known for his large scale photographic murals, …
JOYOUS CURIOSITY: THE CINEMA OF AGNES VARDA
by GREG KING In June, ACMI are holding a special retrospective on French filmmaker Agnes Varda, regarded as "the godmother of the new wave." Joyous Curiosity runs from Thursday 19 June - Sunday 13 July 2014 For over half a century Agnès Varda's presence in the world cinema landscape has remained vital; producing films that abound with curiosity and verve. Often referred to as the 'Godmother of the New …
