Film Forum

France, 2019
Directed by Agnès Varda
In French with English subtitles
Approx. 115 min.

Varda’s final film is a characteristically playful and personal summation. At once impish and wise, she guides us on a free-associative tour through her six-decade artistic journey, shedding new light on her films, photography, and installations while offering reflections on everything from filmmaking to feminism to aging. Suffused with the people, places, and things she loved—Jacques Demy, cats, colors, beaches, heart-shaped potatoes—this work of imaginative autobiography is a parting gift from one of cinema’s most luminous talents.

Presented with support from The Helen Frankenthaler Endowed Fund for Films on Art and The Roy Lichtenstein Foundation Fund

Reviews

“A perfect introduction and a lovely valediction... of a six-decade career of remarkable creativity... [Varda] is a playful, charming, quizzical presence... she helps you think about art, which in turn helps you think about everything else.”
– A.O. Scott, The New York Times

“A grand, warmhearted testament to her lifetime of creative connections, her art of self-transformation, and her relentless transformation of the art of cinema itself.”
– Richard Brody, The New Yorker

“Both an excellent primer for newcomers, and a wonderful parting gift for longtime fans. The perfect way for the legendary auteur to have the last word.”
– David Ehrlich, IndieWire

“Two hours of magic. Varda’s energy seems undimmed, yet quite controlled and at ease, channelled into a tone of calm and beguiling wisdom: witty, equable, gentle.”
– Peter Bradshaw, The Guardian (UK)