This week I spoke with Carrie Rickey, the author of a new biography of Agnes Varda. Varda is considered to be one of the greatest female directors in film history. She is one of the greatest French directors in film history. She is among the greatest and most influential directors in really any category of film. In her decades of work producing film, photographs and installations, she inspired generations of creators with her exploration of fresh perspectives. Varda helped to define the French New Wave.

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Learn more about Varda:

https://www.amazon.com/Early-Women-Filmmakers-International-Dual-Format/dp/B06X42G2RT    A DVD box set of films by women filmmakers.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_RR1361-7nw Interview with Agnes Varda for the Academy Library

https://youtu.be/4cG0JF9tuf0?si=qGJDi1JPWyjkPiml  The young Varda photographs Brassai in a slapstick documentary for French TV.

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