Agnès Varda Mini-Retrospective
March 12 - 15, 2020
From her beginnings as the mother of the French New Wave in the 1950’s, right up to her very passing at the age of 90 last year, Agnès Varda personified a spirit of wonder, scrutiny, and exploration with her filmmaking.
Following our popular run of Varda’s final, autobiographical work, Varda By Agnès in December, PMA Films is honored to present a sampling of films from one of the giants of modern cinema.
Vagabond
February 20 - 23, 2020
Sandrine Bonnaire won the Best Actress César for her portrayal of the defiant young drifter Mona, found frozen to death in a ditch at the beginning of Vagabond. Agnès Varda pieces together Mona’s story through flashbacks told by those who encountered her (played by a largely nonprofessional cast), producing a splintered portrait of an enigmatic woman. With its sparse, poetic imagery, Vagabond (Sans toit ni loi) is a stunner, and won Varda the top prize at the Venice Film Festival.
The Gleaners and I
March 12 - 15, 2020
An 1867 painting by Jean-Francois Millet inspired septuagenarian documentarian Agnes Varda to cross the French countryside to videotape people who scavenge. Taking everything from surplus in the fields, to rubbish in trashcans, to oysters washed up after a storm, the "gleaners" range from those sadly in need to those hoping to recreate the community activity of centuries past, and still others who use whatever they find to cobble together a rough art. Highlighted by Varda's amusing narration.
Directed by: Agnès Varda
Multiple running times
Rated: NR
In multiples languages with English subtitles