Agnès Varda

Agnès Varda

🎂 30th May 1928 (97 yrs) 📍 Ixelles, Brussels, Belgium

Known For

The Young Girls of Rochefort

Biography

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.

Agnès Varda

Movies Featuring Agnès Varda

Before the End: Searching for Jim Morrison

Before the End: Searching for Jim Morrison (2025)

as Self (archive footage)
In Her Own Words

In Her Own Words (2024)

as Self
Catherine Deneuve, in the eye of the camera

Catherine Deneuve, in the eye of the camera (2023)

as Self (archive footage)
Viva Varda!

Viva Varda! (2023)

as Self (archive footage)
Pier Paolo Pasolini - Agnès Varda - New York - 1967

Pier Paolo Pasolini - Agnès Varda - New York - 1967 (2022)

as Self (voice)
Deneuve, la reine Catherine

Deneuve, la reine Catherine (2022)

as Self (archive footage)
The World in Shots

The World in Shots (2021)

as Self
Jim Morrison: The End

Jim Morrison: The End (2021)

as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
150 Miles of Rotting, Rutted, Lumpy, Dilapidated Pavement

150 Miles of Rotting, Rutted, Lumpy, Dilapidated Pavement (2021)

as French Woman Talking
La Alameda 2018

La Alameda 2018 (2020)

as ella misma
Agnes V. by Jane B.

Agnes V. by Jane B. (2020)

as Self (Archive Footage)
The Invention of Chris Marker

The Invention of Chris Marker (2020)

as self
Harumi

Harumi (2019)

as Self
Varda by Agnès

Varda by Agnès (2019)

as Self
Agnes Varda : Leçon de cinéma

Agnes Varda : Leçon de cinéma (2019)

as Agnès Varda
Michel Legrand, sans demi-mesure

Michel Legrand, sans demi-mesure (2018)

as Self (archive footage)
Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blaché

Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blaché (2018)

as Self
Quinqui Stars

Quinqui Stars (2018)

as Self (archive footage)
#JR

#JR (2018)

as Self
Agnès Varda: Filmmaker, Photographer, Instagrammer

Agnès Varda: Filmmaker, Photographer, Instagrammer (2018)

as Self
Chance Is the Best Assistant

Chance Is the Best Assistant (2018)

as Self
A Visual History with Agnès Varda

A Visual History with Agnès Varda (2017)

as Herself
Faces Places

Faces Places (2017)

as Self
EXPRMNTL

EXPRMNTL (2016)

as herself
Behind the Artist: Andy Warhol, an American Prophet

Behind the Artist: Andy Warhol, an American Prophet (2015)

Men Show Movies & Women Their Breasts

Men Show Movies & Women Their Breasts (2014)

as Self (uncredited)
Henri Langlois vu par...

Henri Langlois vu par... (2014)

as Self
The 8th Floor

The 8th Floor (2014)

as Self
No Image

Cinéast(e)s (2013)

as Self
The 3 Lives of Agnès

The 3 Lives of Agnès (2012)

as Self
Two Street Artists

Two Street Artists (2012)

as Narrator (voice)
In Chris Marker's Studio

In Chris Marker's Studio (2011)

as Self
Americano

Americano (2011)

as Voice (Uncredited)
Agnès Varda: From Here to There

Agnès Varda: From Here to There (2011)

as Self
No Image

The First Interview (2011)

as Self / Host (voice)
Great Directors

Great Directors (2009)

as Self
Agnès Tells a Sad and Happy Story

Agnès Tells a Sad and Happy Story (2008)

as Self
Souvenirs and Evocations

Souvenirs and Evocations (2008)

as Self
Daguerre-plage

Daguerre-plage (2008)

as Self
La chanson 'Lola'

La chanson 'Lola' (2008)

as Self
No Image

Trapézistes et voltigeurs (2008)

as Self
The Beaches of Agnès

The Beaches of Agnès (2008)

as Self
No Image

Shooting Women (2008)

as Self
Once Upon a Time... The Umbrellas of Cherbourg

Once Upon a Time... The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (2008)

as Self
The Little Story of Gwen from French Brittany

The Little Story of Gwen from French Brittany (2008)

as Self
From Rooster to Donkey: Hands and Objects

From Rooster to Donkey: Hands and Objects (2007)

as Self
No Image

Vive les courts métrages : Agnès Varda présente les siens en DVD (2007)

as Self
No Image

Women Behind the Camera (2007)

as Self
Some Widows of Noirmoutier

Some Widows of Noirmoutier (2006)

as Self
No Image

Agnès parle du Bonheur (2006)

as Self
Le Bonheur? Réponses des Fontenaisiens

Le Bonheur? Réponses des Fontenaisiens (2006)

as Self
Bonheur: nom propre ou concept

Bonheur: nom propre ou concept (2006)

as Self
More So-called Caryatids

More So-called Caryatids (2005)

as Narrator
Mag Bodard, un destin

Mag Bodard, un destin (2005)

as Self (archive footage)
Not Like Before

Not Like Before (2005)

as Self
Cléo from 5 to 7: Remembrances and Anecdotes

Cléo from 5 to 7: Remembrances and Anecdotes (2005)

as Self
Where is Sara Gómez?

Where is Sara Gómez? (2005)

as Self
Rue Daguerre in 2005

Rue Daguerre in 2005 (2005)

as Self - Narrator
Bread, Painting, Accordion

Bread, Painting, Accordion (2005)

as herself
No Image

Viennale Walzer (2004)

Ydessa, the Bears and etc.

Ydessa, the Bears and etc. (2004)

as Narrator (voice)
Un divertissement et Michel Piccoli

Un divertissement et Michel Piccoli (2004)

as Self
Musique et Travellings

Musique et Travellings (2003)

as Self
The Vanishing Lion

The Vanishing Lion (2003)

as La Lectrice du Parc / Narrator (uncredited)
Vagabond: Remembrances, Interviews, Notes and Comments

Vagabond: Remembrances, Interviews, Notes and Comments (2003)

as Narrator / Self
The Story of an Old Lady

The Story of an Old Lady (2003)

as Self
The Gleaners and I: Two Years Later

The Gleaners and I: Two Years Later (2002)

as Narrator
The Truth About Charlie

The Truth About Charlie (2002)

as The Widow Hyppolite
Tribute to Zgougou the Cat

Tribute to Zgougou the Cat (2002)

as Self
Janela da Alma

Janela da Alma (2001)

as Self
Filming Desire: A Journey Through Women’s Cinema

Filming Desire: A Journey Through Women’s Cinema (2000)

as Self
The Gleaners and I

The Gleaners and I (2000)

as Self
The World of Jacques Demy

The World of Jacques Demy (1995)

as Self
Stavros Tornes: The Poor Hunter of the South

Stavros Tornes: The Poor Hunter of the South (1994)

as Self
The Young Girls Turn 25

The Young Girls Turn 25 (1993)

as Self
No Image

Cinéma! Cinéma! The French New Wave (1992)

as Self
Jacquot

Jacquot (1991)

as Narrator (uncredited)
Pictures of Europe

Pictures of Europe (1990)

as Self
Calling the Shots

Calling the Shots (1988)

as Self
Jane B. by Agnès V.

Jane B. by Agnès V. (1988)

as Self (uncredited)
You've Got Beautiful Stairs, You Know...

You've Got Beautiful Stairs, You Know... (1986)

as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Ulysse

Ulysse (1986)

as Self - Interviewer / Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
No Image

a Nathalie Sarraute (1986)

as Self (Voice)
The So-Called Caryatids

The So-Called Caryatids (1984)

as Narrator
One Minute for One Image

One Minute for One Image (1983)

as Self - Narrator (voice)
Mur Murs

Mur Murs (1982)

as Self - Narrator
Documenteur

Documenteur (1982)

as Mur Murs Play Back (voice) (uncredited)
Catherine Deneuve by Chance, or, A Certain Blondeness

Catherine Deneuve by Chance, or, A Certain Blondeness (1978)

as Self
Daguerréotypes

Daguerréotypes (1978)

as Narrator
Women Are Naturally Creative: Agnès Varda

Women Are Naturally Creative: Agnès Varda (1977)

as Self
One Sings, the Other Doesn't

One Sings, the Other Doesn't (1977)

as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Women Reply

Women Reply (1975)

as Self (voice)
La Vie filmée

La Vie filmée (1975)

Nausicaa

Nausicaa (1971)

as Self
Viva Varda!

Viva Varda! (1970)

as Self
Lions Love

Lions Love (1969)

as Agnès (uncredited)
Far from Vietnam

Far from Vietnam (1967)

as Narrator (segment "Flash Back") (voice)
Uncle Yanco

Uncle Yanco (1967)

as Self
The Young Girls of Rochefort

The Young Girls of Rochefort (1967)

as Music-Loving Nun (uncredited)
No Image

The Birth of Children of Paradise (1967)

as Self
Agnès Varda tourne...

Agnès Varda tourne... (1965)

as herself
La Nouvelle Vague par elle-même

La Nouvelle Vague par elle-même (1964)

as Self
Hello Cubans

Hello Cubans (1963)

as Narrator (voice)
La Mélangite

La Mélangite (1960)

as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
All the World's Memory

All the World's Memory (1956)

No Image

Le Photographe Photographié - Brassaï par Varda (1954)