Varda Tapestries

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A young Agnes Varda with camera

New Wave (French: La Nouvelle Vague) is a French film movement which emerged in the 1950s and 1960s. It is a form of European art cinema, and is often referred to as one of the most influential movements in the history of cinema. New Wave filmmakers were linked by their rejection of the traditional film conventions then dominating France, and by a spirit of iconoclasm. Common features of the New Wave included radical experimentation with editing, visual style, and narrative, as well as engagement with the social and political upheavals of the era.

Godard Truffaut Varda Rohmer Malle Rivette - French New Wave Cinema Legends

Godard Truffaut Varda Rohmer Malle Rivette - French New Wave Cinema Legends

Agnès Varda was a Belgian-born French film director, screenwriter, photographer, and artist. Her pioneering work was central to the development of the widely influential French New Wave film movement of the 1950s and 1960s. Her films focused on achieving documentary realism, addressing women's issues, and other social commentary, with a distinctive experimental style.

Tolkien's Goddess of Stars at the work of Creation

Godard Truffaut Varda Rohmer Malle Rivette - French New Wave Cinema Legends

Rep Agnes Varda, the incredible and iconic feminist French new wave director! Maker of beautiful films like Cléo from 5 to 7, Vagabond, The Cleaners and I and Faces Places!

New Wave (French: La Nouvelle Vague) is a French film movement which emerged in the 1950s and 1960s. It is a form of European art cinema, and is often referred to as one of the most influential movements in the history of cinema. New Wave filmmakers were linked by their rejection of the traditional film conventions then dominating France, and by a spirit of iconoclasm. Common features of the New Wave included radical experimentation with editing, visual style, and narrative, as well as engagement with the social and political upheavals of the era.

Agnès Varda was an influential French New Wave filmmaker and documentary pioneer, celebrated for her innovative storytelling and humanistic approach to cinema.

The Nouvelle Vague directors (à gauche)

Godard Truffaut Varda Rohmer Malle Rivette - French New Wave Cinema Legends

The Godmother of the French New Wave

The mightiest of (female) Ainur who descended on Arda.

From Agnes Varda's movie Oncle Yanco

Godard Truffaut Varda Rohmer Malle Rivette

Quote from Agnes Varda's movie Oncle Yanco

Five fearless female filmmakers!