Agnès Varda

Agnès Varda

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.

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Known For

Square

Square

2012 • as Self

Leçon de Cinéma

Leçon de Cinéma

2004 • as Self

Cinépanorama

Cinépanorama

1956 • as Self

Last Tango in Paris

Last Tango in Paris

1972 • Adaptation

Cléo from 5 to 7

Cléo from 5 to 7

1962 • Director

Cléo from 5 to 7

Cléo from 5 to 7

1962 • Writer

Filmography

2025

Before the End: Searching for Jim Morrison
Before the End: Searching for Jim Morrison
as Self (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 1/20/2025
BLKNWS: Terms & Conditions
BLKNWS: Terms & Conditions
as Self (Archive Footage)
Movie - Released: 1/27/2025
Was Ist Kino ?
Was Ist Kino ?
as Self (Archive Footage)
Movie - Released: 3/12/2025

2023

Viva Varda!
Viva Varda!
as Self (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 5/17/2023
Catherine Deneuve, in the eye of the camera
Catherine Deneuve, in the eye of the camera
as Self (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 10/22/2023

2022

Pier Paolo Pasolini - Agnès Varda - New York - 1967
Pier Paolo Pasolini - Agnès Varda - New York - 1967
as Self (voice)
Movie - Released: 6/24/2022

2021

The World in Shots
The World in Shots
as Self
Movie - Released: 8/31/2021
150 Miles of Rotting, Rutted, Lumpy, Dilapidated Pavement
150 Miles of Rotting, Rutted, Lumpy, Dilapidated Pavement
as French Woman Talking
Movie - Released: 3/3/2021
Jim Morrison: The End
Jim Morrison: The End
as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 7/2/2021

2020

The Invention of Chris Marker
The Invention of Chris Marker
as self
Movie - Released: 5/28/2020
Agnes V. by Jane B.
Agnes V. by Jane B.
as Self (Archive Footage)
Movie - Released: 1/1/2020

2019

Harumi
Harumi
as Self
Movie - Released: 5/12/2019
Agnes Varda : Leçon de cinéma
Agnes Varda : Leçon de cinéma
as Agnès Varda
Movie - Released: 1/20/2019
Varda by Agnès
Varda by Agnès
as Self
Movie - Released: 3/28/2019
Varda by Agnès
Varda by Agnès
as Self
TV - Released: 3/18/2019

2018

Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blaché
Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blaché
as Self
Movie - Released: 12/7/2018
Chance Is the Best Assistant
Chance Is the Best Assistant
as Self
Movie - Released: 3/8/2018
Quinqui Stars
Quinqui Stars
as Self (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 11/30/2018
#JR
#JR
as Self
Movie - Released: 9/4/2018
Michel Legrand, sans demi-mesure
Michel Legrand, sans demi-mesure
as Self (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 12/25/2018
Agnès Varda: Filmmaker, Photographer, Instagrammer
Agnès Varda: Filmmaker, Photographer, Instagrammer
as Self
Movie - Released: 8/16/2018

2017

A Visual History with Agnès Varda
A Visual History with Agnès Varda
as Herself
Movie - Released: 11/9/2017
Faces Places
Faces Places
as Self
Movie - Released: 6/28/2017

2016

EXPRMNTL
EXPRMNTL
as herself
Movie - Released: 10/8/2016

2014

Men Show Movies & Women Their Breasts
Men Show Movies & Women Their Breasts
as Self (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 8/14/2014
The 8th Floor
The 8th Floor
as Self
Movie - Released: 5/10/2014
Henri Langlois vu par...
Henri Langlois vu par...
as Self
Movie - Released: 7/27/2014

2013

Movie
Cinéast(e)s
as Self
Movie - Released: 10/15/2013

2012

The 3 Lives of Agnès
The 3 Lives of Agnès
as Self
Movie - Released: 11/21/2012
Two Street Artists
Two Street Artists
as Narrator (voice)
Movie - Released: 1/1/2012
Square
Square
as Self
TV - Released: 1/8/2012

2011

Movie
The First Interview
as Self / Host (voice)
Movie - Released: 7/24/2011
In Chris Marker's Studio
In Chris Marker's Studio
as Self
Movie - Released: 12/19/2011
Agnès Varda: From Here to There
Agnès Varda: From Here to There
as Self
Movie - Released: 10/1/2011
Americano
Americano
as Voice (Uncredited)
Movie - Released: 11/30/2011
Agnès Varda: From Here to There
Agnès Varda: From Here to There
as Self / Narrator (voice)
TV - Released: 12/19/2011

2009

Great Directors
Great Directors
as Self
Movie - Released: 5/19/2009

2008

The Beaches of Agnès
The Beaches of Agnès
as Self
Movie - Released: 12/17/2008
Movie
Shooting Women
as Self
Movie - Released: 10/5/2008
The Little Story of Gwen from French Brittany
The Little Story of Gwen from French Brittany
as Self
Movie - Released: 1/1/2008
Agnès Tells a Sad and Happy Story
Agnès Tells a Sad and Happy Story
as Self
Movie - Released: 12/31/2008
Souvenirs and Evocations
Souvenirs and Evocations
as Self
Movie - Released: 12/31/2008
Once Upon a Time... The Umbrellas of Cherbourg
Once Upon a Time... The Umbrellas of Cherbourg
as Self
Movie - Released: 5/18/2008
Daguerre-plage
Daguerre-plage
as Self
Movie - Released: 12/31/2008
La chanson 'Lola'
La chanson 'Lola'
as Self
Movie - Released: 12/31/2008

2007

Movie
Women Behind the Camera
as Self
Movie - Released: 8/15/2007
From Rooster to Donkey: Hands and Objects
From Rooster to Donkey: Hands and Objects
as Self
Movie - Released: 12/31/2007
Movie
Vive les courts métrages : Agnès Varda présente les siens en DVD
as Self
Movie - Released: 12/31/2007

2006

Some Widows of Noirmoutier
Some Widows of Noirmoutier
as Self
Movie - Released: 10/3/2006
propos sur 'le bonheur'
propos sur 'le bonheur'
Movie - Released: 1/1/2006

2005

Where is Sara Gómez?
Where is Sara Gómez?
as Self
Movie - Released: 1/2/2005
Cléo from 5 to 7: Remembrances and Anecdotes
Cléo from 5 to 7: Remembrances and Anecdotes
as Self
Movie - Released: 1/12/2005
Rue Daguerre in 2005
Rue Daguerre in 2005
as Self
Movie - Released: 1/1/2005
More So-called Caryatids
More So-called Caryatids
as Narrator
Movie - Released: 12/5/2005
Not Like Before
Not Like Before
as Self
Movie - Released: 5/10/2005
Movie
Bread, Painting, Accordion
as herself
Movie - Released: 1/1/2005

2004

Ydessa, the Bears and etc.
Ydessa, the Bears and etc.
as Narrator (voice)
Movie - Released: 7/3/2004
Un divertissement et Michel Piccoli
Un divertissement et Michel Piccoli
as Self
Movie - Released: 1/1/2004
Leçon de Cinéma
Leçon de Cinéma
as Self
TV - Released: 3/20/2004

2003

Vagabond: Remembrances, Interviews, Notes and Comments
Vagabond: Remembrances, Interviews, Notes and Comments
as Narrator / Self
Movie - Released: 1/1/2003
The Story of an Old Lady
The Story of an Old Lady
as Self
Movie - Released: 1/1/2003
The Vanishing Lion
The Vanishing Lion
as La Lectrice du Parc / Narrator (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 3/24/2003
Musique et Travellings
Musique et Travellings
as Self
Movie - Released: 12/31/2003
Un film et son époque
Un film et son époque
as Self
TV - Released: 5/17/2003

2002

The Truth About Charlie
The Truth About Charlie
as The Widow Hyppolite
Movie - Released: 10/25/2002
The Gleaners and I: Two Years Later
The Gleaners and I: Two Years Later
as Narrator
Movie - Released: 12/18/2002
Tribute to Zgougou the Cat
Tribute to Zgougou the Cat
Movie - Released: 2/2/2002

2001

Janela da Alma
Janela da Alma
as Self
Movie - Released: 10/20/2001

2000

The Gleaners and I
The Gleaners and I
as Self
Movie - Released: 7/7/2000
Filming Desire: A Journey Through Women’s Cinema
Filming Desire: A Journey Through Women’s Cinema
as Self
Movie - Released: 7/9/2000

1995

The World of Jacques Demy
The World of Jacques Demy
as Self
Movie - Released: 9/22/1995

1994

Stavros Tornes: The Poor Hunter of the South
Stavros Tornes: The Poor Hunter of the South
as Self
Movie - Released: 9/26/1994

1993

The Young Girls Turn 25
The Young Girls Turn 25
as Self
Movie - Released: 5/19/1993

1992

Movie
Cinéma! Cinéma! The French New Wave
as Self
Movie - Released: 6/18/1992

1991

Jacquot
Jacquot
as Narrator (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 5/15/1991

1990

Pictures of Europe
Pictures of Europe
as Self
Movie - Released: 4/25/1990

1988

Calling the Shots
Calling the Shots
as Self
Movie - Released: 9/8/1988
Jane B. by Agnès V.
Jane B. by Agnès V.
as Self (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 3/2/1988

1986

Ulysse
Ulysse
as Self - Interviewer / Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 1/29/1986
You've Got Beautiful Stairs, You Know...
You've Got Beautiful Stairs, You Know...
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 8/27/1986
a Nathalie Sarraute
a Nathalie Sarraute
as Self (Voice)
Movie - Released: 1/7/1986

1985

Vagabond
Vagabond
as (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 12/4/1985

1984

The So-Called Caryatids
The So-Called Caryatids
as Narrator
Movie - Released: 1/1/1984

1983

One Minute for One Image
One Minute for One Image
as Narrator
Movie - Released: 1/31/1983

1981

Mur Murs
Mur Murs
as Self / Narrator
Movie - Released: 9/13/1981
Documenteur
Documenteur
as Mur Murs Play Back (voice) (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 10/2/1981

1978

Movie
Catherine Deneuve by Chance, or, A Certain Blondeness
as Self
Movie - Released: 9/18/1978

1977

Women Are Naturally Creative: Agnès Varda
Women Are Naturally Creative: Agnès Varda
as Self
Movie - Released: 12/31/1977
One Sings, the Other Doesn't
One Sings, the Other Doesn't
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 3/9/1977

1975

La Vie filmée
La Vie filmée
Movie - Released: 1/1/1975
Women Reply
Women Reply
as Self (voice)
Movie - Released: 2/12/1975
Daguerréotypes
Daguerréotypes
as Narrator
Movie - Released: 7/14/1975

1971

Nausicaa
Nausicaa
as Self
Movie - Released: 1/1/1971

1970

Viva Varda!
Viva Varda!
as Self
Movie - Released: 1/1/1970

1969

Lions Love
Lions Love
as Agnès (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 10/12/1969

1967

Far from Vietnam
Far from Vietnam
as Narrator (segment "Flash Back") (voice)
Movie - Released: 10/18/1967
Movie
The Birth of Children of Paradise
as Self
Movie - Released: 1/1/1967
Uncle Yanco
Uncle Yanco
as Self
Movie - Released: 1/1/1967
The Young Girls of Rochefort
The Young Girls of Rochefort
as Music-Loving Nun (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 3/8/1967

1964

La Nouvelle Vague par elle-même
La Nouvelle Vague par elle-même
as Self
Movie - Released: 5/19/1964

1963

Hello Cubans
Hello Cubans
as Narrator (voice)
Movie - Released: 11/26/1963

1960

La Mélangite
La Mélangite
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 9/1/1960

1956

All the World's Memory
All the World's Memory
Movie - Released: 11/1/1956
Cinépanorama
Cinépanorama
as Self
TV - Released: 2/4/1956