Summary: Agnès Varda, the influential French New Wave filmmaker, died at 90 in 2019. She was a pioneering figure whose innovative work, beginning with her 1955 film "La Pointe Courte," actually predated the classic French New Wave movement. Her acclaimed career spanned early feminist narratives like "Cléo From 5 to 7," later documentaries such as "The Gleaners and I," and her final Oscar-nominated film, "Faces Places."
Main Topics Covered: 1. The death and legacy of Agnès Varda. 2. Her role as a pioneering filmmaker in the French New Wave. 3. Key works from her career, including early films and later documentaries. 4. Her independent and innovative approach to cinema.