Agnès Varda
Known for directing · Born 30 May 1928 · Died 29 March 2019 · aged 90 · Ixelles, Brussels, Belgium
201 credits
Agnès Varda (May 30, 1928 – March 29, 2019) was a Belgian-born French film director and professor at the European Graduate School. Her films, photographs, and art installations focus on documentary realism, feminist issues, and social commentary — with a distinct experimental style.
Known for
Cléo from 5 to 7
1962
Faces Places
2017
Vagabond
1985
Happiness
1965
The Gleaners and I
2000
The Beaches of Agnès
2008
La Pointe Courte
1956
One Sings, the Other Doesn't
1977
Black Panthers
1968
Varda by Agnès
2019
Kung-Fu Master!
1988
Fiancés on the Bridge
1962
Acting (112)
2026Ydessa, the Bears and etc.Narrator (voice)Film
2024In Her Own WordsSelfFilm
2023Viva Varda!Self (archive footage)Film
2023Catherine Deneuve, in the eye of the cameraSelf (archive footage)Film
2022Pier Paolo Pasolini - Agnès Varda - New York - 1967Self (voice)Film
2022Deneuve, la reine CatherineSelf (archive footage)Film
2021Jim Morrison: The EndSelf - Filmmaker (archive footage)Film
2021The World in ShotsSelfFilm
2021150 Miles of Rotting, Rutted, Lumpy, Dilapidated PavementFrench Woman TalkingFilm
2020La Alameda 2018ella mismaFilm
2020The Invention of Chris MarkerselfFilm
2020Agnes V. by Jane B.Self (Archive Footage)Film
2019Varda by AgnèsSelfFilm
2019Varda by AgnèsSelf · 2 episodesSeries
2019HarumiSelfFilm
2019Agnes Varda : Leçon de cinémaAgnès VardaFilm
2018Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-BlachéSelfFilm
2018Quinqui StarsSelf (archive footage)Film
2018#JRSelfFilm
2018Michel Legrand, sans demi-mesureSelf (archive footage)Film
2018Agnès Varda: Filmmaker, Photographer, InstagrammerSelfFilm
2018Chance Is the Best AssistantSelfFilm
2017Faces PlacesSelfFilm
2017A Visual History with Agnès VardaHerselfFilm
2016EXPRMNTLherselfFilm
2015Behind the Artist: Andy Warhol, an American ProphetFilm
2014Men Show Movies & Women Their BreastsSelf (uncredited)Film
2014Henri Langlois vu par...SelfFilm
2014The 8th FloorSelfFilm
2013Cinéast(e)sSelfFilm
2012Two Street ArtistsNarrator (voice)Film
2012The 3 Lives of AgnèsSelfFilm
2012SquareSelfSeries
2011AmericanoVoice (Uncredited)Film
2011In Chris Marker's StudioSelfFilm
2011Agnès Varda: From Here to ThereSelfFilm
2011Agnès Varda: From Here to ThereSelf / Narrator (voice) · 5 episodesSeries
2011The First InterviewSelf / Host (voice)Film
2009Great DirectorsSelfFilm
2008The Beaches of AgnèsSelfFilm
2008The Little Story of Gwen from French BrittanySelfFilm
2008Agnès Tells a Sad and Happy StorySelfFilm
2008Souvenirs and EvocationsSelfFilm
2008Once Upon a Time... The Umbrellas of CherbourgSelfFilm
2008Daguerre-plageSelfFilm
2008Trapézistes et voltigeursSelfFilm
2008Shooting WomenSelfFilm
2008La chanson 'Lola'SelfFilm
2007Women Behind the CameraSelfFilm
2007From Rooster to Donkey: Hands and ObjectsSelfFilm
2007Vive les courts métrages : Agnès Varda présente les siens en DVDSelfFilm
2006Some Widows of NoirmoutierSelfFilm
2006Agnès parle du BonheurSelfFilm
2006Le Bonheur? Réponses des FontenaisiensSelfFilm
2006Bonheur: nom propre ou conceptSelfFilm
2005Cléo from 5 to 7: Remembrances and AnecdotesSelfFilm
2005More So-called CaryatidsNarratorFilm
2005Rue Daguerre in 2005Self - NarratorFilm
2005Bread, Painting, AccordionherselfFilm
2005Where is Sara Gómez?SelfFilm
2005Not Like BeforeSelfFilm
2005Mag Bodard, un destinSelf (archive footage)Film
2004Un divertissement et Michel PiccoliSelfFilm
2004Leçon de CinémaSelfSeries
2003The Vanishing LionLa Lectrice du Parc / Narrator (uncredited)Film
2003The Story of an Old LadySelfFilm
2003Vagabond: Remembrances, Interviews, Notes and CommentsNarrator / SelfFilm
2003Un film et son époqueSelfSeries
2003Musique et TravellingsSelfFilm
2002The Truth About CharlieThe Widow HyppoliteFilm
2002The Gleaners and I: Two Years LaterNarratorFilm
2002Tribute to Zgougou the CatSelfFilm
2001Window of the SoulSelfFilm
2001Léaud l'uniqueSelf - filmmakerFilm
2000The Gleaners and ISelfFilm
2000Filming Desire: A Journey Through Women’s CinemaSelfFilm
1997StoryvilleSeries
1995The World of Jacques DemySelfFilm
1994Stavros Tornes: The Poor Hunter of the SouthSelfFilm
1993The Young Girls Turn 25SelfFilm
1992Cinéma! Cinéma! The French New WaveSelfFilm
1991JacquotNarrator (uncredited)Film
1990Pictures of EuropeSelfFilm
1988Jane B. by Agnès V.Self (uncredited)Film
1988Calling the ShotsSelfFilm
1986You've Got Beautiful Stairs, You Know...Narrator (voice) (uncredited)Film
1986UlysseSelf - Interviewer / Narrator (voice) (uncredited)Film
1986a Nathalie SarrauteSelf (Voice)Film
1984The So-Called CaryatidsNarratorFilm
1983One Minute for One ImageSelf - Narrator (voice)Film
1982DocumenteurMur Murs Play Back (voice) (uncredited)Film
1982Mur MursSelf - NarratorFilm
1978DaguerréotypesNarratorFilm
1978Ciné regardsSelf · 2 episodesSeries
1978Catherine Deneuve by Chance, or, A Certain BlondenessSelfFilm
1977One Sings, the Other Doesn'tNarrator (voice) (uncredited)Film
1977Women Are Naturally Creative: Agnès VardaSelfFilm
1975Women ReplySelf (voice)Film
1971NausicaaSelfFilm
1970Viva Varda!SelfFilm
1969Lions LoveAgnès (uncredited)Film
1967The Young Girls of RochefortMusic-Loving Nun (uncredited)Film
1967Uncle YancoSelfFilm
1967Far from VietnamNarrator (segment "Flash Back") (voice)Film
1967The Birth of Children of ParadiseSelfFilm
1965Agnès Varda tourne...herselfFilm
1964La Nouvelle Vague par elle-mêmeSelfFilm
1963Hello CubansNarrator (voice)Film
1960La MélangiteNarrator (voice) (uncredited)Film
1956All the World's MemoryFilm
1956CinépanoramaSelfSeries
1954Le Photographe Photographié - Brassaï par VardaFilm
Camera (1)
2005More So-called CaryatidsDirector of Photography, Writer, Producer, EditorFilm
Crew (1)
2003Jane Birkin... Mother of All BabesThanksFilm
Directing (78)
2026Ydessa, the Bears and etc.Director, Writer, Producer, EditorFilm
2025Les gens de la terrasseDirectorFilm
2022Pier Paolo Pasolini - Agnès Varda - New York - 1967Director, EditorFilm
2019Varda by AgnèsDirector, Editor, ScreenplayFilm
2019Varda by AgnèsDirectorSeries
2017Faces PlacesDirector, Editor, WriterFilm
2017When Sandy DreamsDirectorFilm
2015Les 3 BoutonsDirector, Writer, EditorFilm
2014Un salut à Henri LangloisDirectorFilm
2014Henri Langlois vu par...DirectorFilm
2012Two Street ArtistsDirectorFilm
201220 Little FilmsDirectorFilm
2012The 3 Lives of AgnèsDirectorFilm
2011In Chris Marker's StudioDirectorFilm
2011Agnès Varda: From Here to ThereDirector, Writer, Camera Operator, EditorFilm
2011Agnès Varda: From Here to ThereDirectorSeries
2009Bord de merDirectorFilm
2008The Beaches of AgnèsDirector, Writer, Director of Photography, ProducerFilm
2008The Little Story of Gwen from French BrittanyDirectorFilm
2008Agnès Tells a Sad and Happy StoryDirector, Camera OperatorFilm
2008Souvenirs and EvocationsDirectorFilm
2008Daguerre-plageDirectorFilm
2008Trapézistes et voltigeursDirectorFilm
2007Vive les courts métrages : Agnès Varda présente les siens en DVDDirectorFilm
2006Some Widows of NoirmoutierDirector, Writer, EditorFilm
2006Propos sur 'Le bonheur'DirectorFilm
2006Les deux femmes du BonheurDirectorFilm
2006Le Bonheur? Réponses des FontenaisiensDirectorFilm
2006Bonheur: nom propre ou conceptDirectorFilm
2006Jean-Claude Drouot revient à Fontenay-aux-Roses et parle du film tourné en 1964DirectorFilm
2005Cléo from 5 to 7: Remembrances and AnecdotesDirectorFilm
2005Bread, Painting, AccordionDirectorFilm
2005Daguerreotypes, Photographics ObjectsDirectorFilm
2005The Music FestivalDirectorFilm
2004CinévardaphotoDirectorFilm
2003The Vanishing LionDirector, Producer, Editor, WriterFilm
2003The Story of an Old LadyDirectorFilm
2003Vagabond: Remembrances, Interviews, Notes and CommentsDirector, WriterFilm
2003Musique et TravellingsDirectorFilm
2002The Gleaners and I: Two Years LaterDirector, Director of Photography, Producer, EditorFilm
2002Tribute to Zgougou the CatDirector, WriterFilm
2000The Gleaners and IDirector, Writer, Editor, Director of PhotographyFilm
1995One Hundred and One NightsDirector, WriterFilm
1995The World of Jacques DemyDirectorFilm
1993The Young Girls Turn 25Director, Director of Photography, Writer, EditorFilm
1991JacquotDirector, WriterFilm
1988Kung-Fu Master!Director, WriterFilm
1988Jane B. by Agnès V.Director, Writer, EditorFilm
1986You've Got Beautiful Stairs, You Know...Director, IdeaFilm
1986UlysseDirector, WriterFilm
1986a Nathalie SarrauteDirectorFilm
1985VagabondDirector, Writer, EditorFilm
1984The So-Called CaryatidsDirector, Script, ProducerFilm
1984Seven Rooms, Kitchen, Bathroom, for SaleDirector, WriterFilm
1983One Minute for One ImageDirectorFilm
1982DocumenteurDirector, WriterFilm
1982Mur MursDirector, WriterFilm
1977One Sings, the Other Doesn'tDirector, Writer, LyricistFilm
1976The Pleasure of Love in IranDirector, WriterFilm
1975Women ReplyDirector, WriterFilm
1971NausicaaDirector, WriterFilm
1969Lions LoveDirector, Writer, ProducerFilm
1968Black PanthersDirector, Director of Photography, WriterFilm
1967Far from VietnamAssistant DirectorFilm
1966The CreaturesDirector, WriterFilm
1966Elsa the RoseDirector, ProducerFilm
1966Christmas CaroleDirector, WriterFilm
1965HappinessDirector, WriterFilm
1964The Children of MuseumDirectorFilm
1963Hello CubansDirector, Director of Photography, WriterFilm
1962Cléo from 5 to 7Director, Writer, SongsFilm
1962Fiancés on the BridgeDirector, WriterFilm
1960La MélangiteDirectorFilm
1958Along the CoastDirector, WriterFilm
1958Diary of a Pregnant WomanDirector, WriterFilm
1958O Seasons, O CastlesDirector, WriterFilm
1958La Cocotte d'azurDirectorFilm
1956La Pointe CourteDirector, WriterFilm
Editing (2)
2005Cleo's Real Itinerary Through ParisEditorFilm
2004Un divertissement et Michel PiccoliEditor, DirectorFilm
Production (2)
2011AmericanoCo-ProducerFilm
1979Lady OscarExecutive ProducerFilm
Writing (5)
2005Rue Daguerre in 2005Writer, Director, Director of PhotographyFilm
1978DaguerréotypesWriter, DirectorFilm
1977Quelques femmes bullesScreenplayFilm
1972Last Tango in ParisAdaptation, DialogueFilm
1967Uncle YancoWriter, DirectorFilm