22 videodiscs in 12 volumes : sound, color and black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (113 pages : color illustrations ; 14 x 20 cm) + 1 supplement (unpaged : color illustrations ; 20 cm)
Cléo de 5 à 7. Daguerréotypes. Plages d'Agnès. Pointe Courte. Sans toit ni loi. Glaneurs et la glaneuse. Varda tous courts. Mur murs. Documenteur. Lions love (and lies) Bonheur. Une chante l'autre pas. Jane B. par Agnès V. Kung-fu master. Cent et une nuits. Créatures. Jacquot de Nantes. Univers de Jacques Demy. Demoiselles ont eu 25 ans. Agnès de ci de là Varda.
Notes:
Includes supplement "boîte à surprises" consisting of printed ephemera in portfolio case. Silvia Monfort, Philippe Noiret, Pierre Barbaud, Corinne Marchand, Sandrine Bonnaire.
Contents:
v. 12. Agnès de ci de là Varda. Daguerréotypes -- v. 2. Les plages d'Agnès -- La Pointe Courte -- v. 3. Sans toit ni loi -- Les glaneurs et la glaneuse -- v. 4. Varda tous courts (Ô saisons ; ô châteaux, Plaisir d'amour en Iran ; Du côté de la côte ; Ydessa, les ours et etc. ; Ulysee ; Salut les Cubains ; 7 p., cuis., s. de. b. ; Oncle Yanco ; Black Panthers ; Réponse de femmes; Les dites Cariatedes ; L'opéra-Mouffe ; Elsa la rose ; Le Lion volatil ; T'as de beaux escaliers, tu sais ; Les Fiancés du pont Mac Donald) -- v. 5. Mur murs -- Documenteur -- v. 6. Lions love (and lies) -- v. 7. Le bonheur -- L'une chante l'autre pas -- v. 8. Jane B. par Agnès V. -- Kung-fu master -- v. 9. Les cent et une nuits -- Les créatures -- v. 10. Jacquot de Nantes -- v. 11. L'univers de Jacques Demy -- Les demoiselles ont eu 25 ans -- v. 12. Agnès de ci de là Varda.
Summary:
Cléo de 5 à 7 (Cléo from 5 to 7). A young pop singer wanders around Paris awaiting the results of a medical test that will possibly confirm a diagnosis of stomach cancer. Daguerréotypes. Documentary on the small shopkeepers of the rue Daguerre in Paris, where the film-maker lived. Les plages d'Agnès (The beaches of Agnès). Agnès Varda explores her memories, mostly chronologically, with photographs, film clips, interviews, reenactments, and playful contemporary scenes of her narrating her story. La Pointe Courte. A film about a fishing town and a couple who are evaluating their changing relationship. Varda juxtaposes the two tales to create a unique perspective on life. Sans toit ni loi (Vagabond). Describes the story of a young woman, a vagabond, who wanders through French wine country one winter. Les glaneurs et la glaneuse (The gleaners and I). A documentary that depicts various kinds of gleaning. Varda tous courts (All the shorts). A collection of 16 short films, fiction and nonfiction, originally released on DVD in 2004. Mur murs. A documentary on murals and mural artists in Los Angeles. Documenteur. A young French woman, separated from her lover, tries to find a lodging in Los Angeles for herself and her son. Lions love (and lies). Experimental film featuring members of the Los Angeles counterculture in 1968. Le bonheur (Happiness). A drama about a married man having an affair. L'une chante l'autre pas (One sings, the other doesn't). The intertwined lives of two women in 1970's France, set against the progress of the women's movement. Jane B. par Agnès V. A recounting of the career of Jane Birkin and her close relationship with the filmmmaker. Kung-fu master. Drama about the relationship between a woman and a teenage boy who is a friend of her daughter. Les cent et une nuits (One hundred and one nights). A comedy about the one-hundred-year-old Monseur Cinema, helped to remember his past when visited by old friends and colleagues, along with some young film students who want to use him for their work.
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