The Entertainment Factor: New on Blu-ray: THE COMPLETE FILMS OF AGNES VARDA (1955-2019)

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Product Description: A founder of the French New Wave who became an international art-house icon, Agnès Varda was a fiercely independent, restlessly curious visionary whose work was at once personal and passionately committed to the world around her. In an abundant career in which she never stopped expanding the notion of what a movie can be, Varda forged a unique cinematic vocabulary that frequently blurs the boundaries between narrative and documentary, and entwines loving portraits of her friends, her family, and her own inner world with a social consciousness that was closely attuned to the 1960s counterculture, the women's liberation movement, the plight of the poor and socially marginalized, and the ecology of our planet. This comprehensive collection places Varda's filmography in the context of her parallel work as a photographer and multimedia artist-all of it a testament to the radical vision, boundless imagination, and radiant spirit of a true original for whom every act of creation was a vital expression of her very being.

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Director: Agnès Varda

Starring: Various

Genre: Comedy, Drama, Music, Romance

Runtime: 2611 min

Rating: Not Rated

Language: French

Studio: Criterion

Home Video Release Date: August 11, 2020

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Codec: MPEG-4 AVC
Resolution: 1080p
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1, 1.95:1, 1.89:1, 1.85:1, 1.78:1, 1.68:1, 1.67:1, 1.66:1, 1.38:1, 1.37:1, 1.35:1, 1.34:1, 1.33:1, 1.32:1
Region: Region A/1

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Blu-ray: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1, Dolby Digital 2.0, Dolby Digital Mono, LPCM Mono

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Digital restorations of thirty-nine films, including the first home-video presentations of Les créatures, Jacquot de Nantes, and the television series Agnès de ci de là Varda
Introductions by director Agnès Varda
Nausicaa, a once-banned 1970 television film directed by Vard
New programs featuring actor Jane Birkin; Varda’s children, Mathieu Demy and Rosalie Varda; and scholar Kelley Conway
Segments directed by Varda from the 1983 French television program Une minute pour une image
Programs on Varda’s work as a visual artist, including Quelques veuves de Noirmoutier, a 2006 television presentation of one of her installations
Over seven hours of archival programs featuring Varda, many of them also directed by he
Archival interviews and tributes featuring Varda’s friends, family, and key collaborators
Rare footage from unfinished features and commercials
Behind-the-scenes footage, video essays, and trailers
PLUS: A lavishly illustrated 200-page book, featuring notes on the films and essays on Varda’s life and work by writers Amy Taubin, Michael Koresky, Ginette Vincendeau, So Mayer, Alexandra Hidalgo, and Rebecca Bengal, as well as a selection of Varda’s photography and images of her installation art