The complete films of Agnes Varda

Agnès Varda
Blu-ray · Fransk · 2020 Agnès Varda
Flere språk: Engelsk

Omfang	15 plater (blu-ray) : lyd, farger, svart og hvit + 1 bok (199 sider)
Utgave	Special edition collector's set
Opplysninger	(à saisir)' by Agnès Varda, recorded in 2007.; [Disc 9]. Jane B. Jane B. par Agnès V. = Jane B. by Agnès V. (1988, color, 98 min.; 1.66:1; English and French LPCM 1.0) -- Le petit amour = Kung-fu master! (1988, color, 79 min.; 1.66:1; English and French LPCM 1.0). Special features: Introductions to 'Jane B. par Agnès V.' and 'Kung-fu master!' by Agnès Varda, recorded in 2012; Interview with actor Jane Birkin from 2020; Trailer for 'Jane B. par Agnès V.' and 'Kung-fu master!'; Segments from a March 1988 episode of the Swiss television program 'Bonsoir,' in which Varda and Birkin discuss their collaboration.; [Disc 10]. Jacques Demy. Jacquot de Nantes (1991, color with black and white sequences, 118 min.; 1.66:1; French LPCM 1.0) -- Les demoiselles ont eu 25 ans = The young girls turn 25 (1993, color, 66 min.; 1.37:1; French LPCM 1.0) -- L'univers de Jacques Demy = The world of Jacques Demy (1995, color with black and white sequences, 91 min.; 1.66:1; French LPCM 1.0). Special features: 'Agnès tells a sad and happy story,' a 2008 program featuring a conversation with Demy's friend the filmmaker Dominique Rabourdin, in which Varda and other crew members reminisce about their experiences making 'Jacquot de Nantes'; 'Souvenirs and evocations,' a 2008 program created by Varda featuring interviews with three filmmakers on their early experiences of cinema; Trailer for 'Jacquot de Nantes'; Introductions to 'The young girls turn 25' and 'The world of Jacques Demy' by Agnès Varda recorded in 2012.; [Disc 11]. Simon Cinéma. Les cent et une nuits de Simon Cinéma = One hundred and one nights (1995, color, 104 min.; 1.66:1; French LPCM 2.0). Special features: 'A fun moment with Michel Piccoli,' a 2004 program in which Varda explains the motivations behind 'One hundred and one nights' over footage from the making of the film, featuring an interview with actor Michel Piccoli; 'Set visits,' a compilation of behind-the-scenes footage from 'One hundred and one nights' narrated by Varda and featuring actors Robert De Niro, Catherine Deneuve, and Jean-Paul Belmondo, among others; Trailer for 'One hundred and one nights'; 'Hands and objects: on Agnès Varda's shorts,' a 2007 conversation among Varda, critic Alain Berlaga, and filmmaker Anne Huet in which the three discuss Varda's short-form work; Footage from two unfinished projects by Agnès Varda, 'La mélangite' (1960) and 'Christmas carole' (1966), and two commercials that she filmed in 1971.; [Disc 12]. La glaneuse. Les glaneurs et la glaneuse = The gleaners and I (2000, color, 82 min.; 1.33:1; French LPCM 2.0) -- Les planeurs et la glaneuse...deux ans après = The gleaners and I: two years later (2002, color, 63 min.; 1.33:1; French LPCM 1.0). Special features: 'Post-filmum to "The gleaners and I,"' a short video piece from 2000 summarizing the film and its themes; 'The gleaners museum,' a 2002 analysis of paintings of gleaners throughout history; 'Pre-filmum to "The gleaners and I: two years later",' a 2002 refresher on 'The gleaners and I' that serves as an introduction to the follow-up film; 'Tribute to Zgougou,' a 2002 paean to Varda's beloved cat.; [Disc 13]. Visual artist. Visages villages = Faces places (2017, color, 93 min.; 1.85:1; French DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1) -- Salut les Cubains (1964, black and white, 29 min.; 1.66:1; French Dolby Digital 1.0) -- Ulysse (1982, color with black and white sequences, 22 min.; 1.66:1; French Dolby Digital 1.0) -- Ydessa, les ours et etc... = Ydessa, the bears, etc. (2004, color, 42 min.; 1.37:1; English and French Dolby Digital 2.0). Special features: 'Chance is the best assistant,' a forty-five-minute conversation between Varda and codirector JR on the making of 'Faces places,' recorded in 2018; 'The beach cabin,' an outtake from 'Faces places' featuring a conversation between Varda and JR; 'A visit from Matthieu Chedid,' a program from 2017 featuring Varda, JR, and Matthieu Chedid, who composed the music for 'Faces places'; Trailer for 'Faces places' (codirected by JR); Introductions to 'Salut les Cubains,' 'Ulysse,' and 'Ydessa, les ours et etc.' by Agnès Varda, recorded in 2007; 'Une minute pour une image,' a selection of photographs featuring short commentaries by Varda, made for a French television program in 1983.; [Disc 14]. Here and there. Agnès de ci de là Varda = Agnès Varda: from here to there (2011, color, 235 min.; 1.77:1; French and English Dolby Digital 5.1).; [Disc 15]. Beaches. Les plages d'Agnès = The beaches of Agnès (2008, color with black and white sequences, 112 min.; 1.85:1, 1.37:1, 1.66:1; French DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1). Special features: 'Around trapeze artists,' a 2009 program by Varda on the acrobatics featured in 'The beaches of Agnès'; 'Daguerre Beach,' footage of the creation of the beach on rue Daguerre for 'The beaches of Agnès'; Interview from 2020 with scholar Kelley Conway on Varda's unique approach to self-portraiture; Trailer for 'The beaches of Agnès'; 'Quelques veuves de Noirmoutier,' a seventy-two-minute 2006 television version of a 2005 installation by Agnès Varda; 'Installations,' an hour-long exploration of Varda's work as a visual artist in the twenty-first century, updated in 2020.. - Special features: 'Remembrances,' a 2003 documentary directed and narrated by Varda, featuring actors from 'Vagabond' and recounting the events that inspired Varda to make the film; 'The story of an old lady,' a 2003 program featuring an interview with Marthe Jarnias, who plays Aunt Lydie in 'Vagabond'; 'Music and dolly shots,' a 2003 conversation between Varda and composer Joanna Bruzdowicz on the music they created to accompany the tracking shots in 'Vagabond'; 'To Nathalie Sarraute,' an audio excerpt from a 1986 interview on the radio program 'La nuit sur un plateau,' featuring Varda and Sarraute, whose writings inspired 'Vagabond' and to whom Varda dedicated the film; 'Plotting in 'Vagabond',a 2019 episode of the Criterion Channel series 'Observations on film art,' narrated by film scholar David Bordwell; Trailer for 'Vagabond'; Introduction to '7 P., cuis., s.de b.... - [Disc 1]. Agnès forever. Varda par Agnès = Varda by Agnès (2019, color with black and white sequences, 119 min.; various aspect ratios; French DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1) -- Les 3 boutons = The 3 buttons (2015, color, 11 min.; 1.95:1; French Dolby Digital 2.0). Special features: New interviews with Varda's children, Rosalie Varda and Mathieu Demy, on their mother and the roles they played in her creations; Telluride Film Festival panel from 2019 on 'Varda by Agnès,' featuring Mathieu Demy, Rosalie Varda, filmmaker Martin Scorsese, and festival codirector Tom Luddy; Program from 2019 on Varda's credit sequences, commissioned by ARTE; 'Sensing bodies,' a 2019 video essay by Trois Couleurs/MK2 highlighting the way Varda sought to recapture the human body; 'A chat with Nini,' a brief 2019 conversation between Agnès Varda and her cat; Trailers for 'Varda by Agnès' and Janus Films' 2019 Varda retrospective.; [Disc 2]. Early Varda. La pointe courte (1955, black and white, 80 min.; 1.37:1; French LPCM 1.0) -- Ô saisons, ô chateaux (1958, color, 21 min.; 1.37:1; French Dolby Digital 1.0) -- Du côté de la côte = Coasting along the coast (1958, color, 27 min.; 1.33:1; French Dolby Digital 1.0). Special features: Conversation between Varda and actor and filmmaker Mathieu Amalric from 2012 on the challenges of producing first features; Interview with Varda on 'La pointe courte,' conducted in 2007; Excerpt from a 1964 episode of 'Cinéastes de notre temps' on the French New Wave; Appreciation of 'La pointe courte' by author Jhumpa Lahiri from 2017; Introductions to 'Ô saisons, ô chateaux' and 'Du côté de la côte' by Agnès Varda, recorded in 2007.; [Disc 3]. Around Paris. Cléo de 5 a 7 = Cléo from 5 to 7 (1962, black and white with color sequences, 89 min.; 1.66:1, 1.37:1; French LPCM 1.0) -- Les fiancés du pont Mac Donald, ou, Méfiez-vous des lunettes noires = The fiancés of the Bridge Mac Donald, or, Never trust dark glasses (1962, black and white, 5 min.; 1.37:1; French Dolby Digital 1.0) -- L'opéra-mouffe (1958, black and white, 17 min.; 1.37:1; French Dolby Digital 1.0) -- Les dites cariatides = The so-called caryatids (1984, color, 12 min.; 1.37:1; French Dolby Digital 1.0) -- Les dites cariatides bis = More so-called caryatids (2005, color, 2 min.; French Dolby Digital 1.0) -- T'as de beaux escaliers, tu sais = You've got beautiful stairs, you know (1986, color with black and white sequences, 3 min.; various aspect ratios; French Dolby Digital 1.0). Special features: 'Remembrances,' a 2005 program by Varda on 'Cléo from 5 to 7'; Conversation between Varda and musician Madonna from the 1993 French television program 'Madonna, c'est Madonna'; 'Cléo's real path through Paris,' a 2005 short film by Pierre-William Glenn; 'The music of Michel Legrand,' a video essay made by Tony Zhou in 2016 for FilmStruck on the musical motifs in 'Cléo from 5 to 7'; Trailer for 'Cléo from 5 to 7'; Interview with Varda on 'Les fiancés du pont Mac Donald' from 2005; Introductions to 'L'opéra-mouffe', 'Les dites cariatides' and 'T'as de beaux escaliers, tu sais' by Agnès Varda, recorded in 2007.; [Disc 4]. Rue Daguerre. Daguerréotypes (1975, color, 78 min.; 1.37:1; French LPCM 1.0) -- Le lion volatil = The vanishing lion (2003, color, 11 min.; 1.85:1; French Dolby Digital 2.0). Special features: 'Rue Daguerre in 2005,' a short documentary in which Varda takes a fresh look at her street thirty years after 'Daguerréotypes'; 'Bread, painting, and accordion,' a 2005 interview Varda shot with the new owner of her local bakery; 'Daguerreotypes, photographic objects,' a 2005 program on the history of the daguerreotype process, featuring interviews with two collectors of the images; 'The music festival,' footage from a 2005 event on the rue Daguerre; Introduction to 'Le lion volatil' by Agnès Varda, recorded in 2007.; [Disc 5]. Married life. Le bonheur = Happiness (1965, color, 80 min.; 1.66:1; French LPCM 1.0) -- Les créatures = The creatures (1966, black and white with color sequences, 94 min.; 2.35:1; French LPCM 1.0) -- Elsa la rose (1966, black and white, 20 min.; 1.37:1; French Dolby Digital 1.0). Special features: Interview with Varda on 'Le bonheur' from 1998; 'The two women of 'Le bonheur,'' a 2006 program by Agnès Varda and Rosalie Varda featuring actors Claire Drouot and Marie-France Boyer; 'Thoughts on 'Le bonheur,'' a panel organized by Varda in 2006 that brought together intellectuals such as Fadela Amara, Frédéric Bonnaud, Michèle Manceaux, and Gérard Vaugeois to discuss the film and the concept of happiness; 'Happiness? The people of Fontenay respond,' a 2006 program by Agnès Varda featuring interviews with the residents of Fontenay-aux-Roses, where 'Le bonheur' was shot; 'Bonheur: proper noun or concept,' a short program from 2006 in which Varda examines the definitions of happiness put forward by famous writers; 'Jean-Claude Drouot returns,' a 2006 program in which the 'Le bonheur' actor and Varda revisit the town of Fontenay-aux-Roses; Segment from the 1964 television program 'Démons et merveilles du cinéma' featuring footage from the set of 'Le bonheur'; Trailer for 'Le bonheur'; Introductions to 'Les créatures' and 'Elsa la rose,' recorded by Agnès Varda in 2012 and 2007; Footage from a 1965 French television program featuring Varda and actor Michel Piccoli shooting 'Les créatures,' as well as interviews with Varda during the postproduction process.; [Disc 6]. In California. Oncle Yanco = Uncle Yanco (1968, color, 19 min.; 1.37:1; French LPCM 1.0 or English Dolby Digital 1.0) -- Black Panthers (1970, color, 28 min.; 1.37:1; English LPCM 1.0) -- Lions love (...and lies) (1969, color, 112 min.; 1.66:1; English LPCM 1.0) -- Mur murs = Mural murals (1981, color, 82 min.; 1.37:1; original bilingual LPCM 1.0, English Dolby Digital 1.0) -- Documenteur : an emotion picture (1981, color, 64 min.; 1.66:1; original bilingual LPCM 1.0, English Dolby Digital 1.0). Special features: Alternate English-langue soundtracks for 'Uncle Yanco,' 'Mur murs,' and 'Documenteur'; Introductions to 'Uncle Yanco' and 'Black Panthers' by Agnès Varda, recorded in 2007; Introductions to 'Lions love (...and lies)' and 'Mur murs' by Agnès Varda, recorded in 2014; 'Viva Varda!', an interview with Varda and actor Viva, shot for French television in 1970 and long thought to be lost; Program by Varda on street muralists Miss.Tic and Jérôme Mesnager, filmed between 2006 and 2012; Trailer for 'Mur murs.'; [Disc 7]. Her body, herself. L'une chante, l'autre pas = One sings, the other doesn't (1977, color, 121 min.; 1.66:1; French LPCM 1.0) -- Réponse de femmes: notre corps, notre sexe = Women reply: our body, our sex (1975, color, 8 min.; 1.33:1; French LPCM 1.0) -- Plaisir d'amour en Iran = The pleasure of love in Iran (1977, color, 6 min.; 1.66:1; French LPCM 1.0). Special features: 'Nausicaa,' a feature-length film directed by Varda for French television in 1970 but suppressed before it could be completed or broadcast, presented from a surviving work print; 'Women are naturally creative,' a forty-five-minute documentary made by Katja Raganelli in 1977, during the making of 'One sings, the other doesn't'; Trailer for 'One sings, the other doesn't'; Introductions to 'Réponse de femmes' and 'Plaisir d'amour en Iran' by Agnès Varda, recorded in 2007.; [Disc 8]. No shelter. Sans toit ni loi = Vagabond (1985, color, 105 min.; 1.66:1; French LPCM 1.0) -- 7 P., cuis., s.de b... (à saisir) (1985, color, 28 min.; 1.66:1; French Dolby Digital 1.0).
Dewey	791.4372
ISBN	978-1-68143-736-1