November 3, 2022–January 5, 2025

Director’s Inspiration:
Agnès Varda

Explores one of global cinema’s most radical and transformative artists, her undeniably personal films, and the diverse array of influences she drew from

  • Director’s Inspiration: Agnès Varda, Stories of Cinema 2, Academy Museum of Motion Pictures. Photo by Joshua White, JW Pictures/ © Academy Museum Foundation. 
Director’s Inspiration: Agnès Varda, Stories of Cinema, Academy Museum of Motion Pictures, photo by Joshua White, JW Pictures/©Academy Museum Foundation
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Agnès Varda: Director’s Inspiration presents the first English-language visual showcase for Varda’s inspirations, art, and personal life, incorporating original materials from her personal archive. The book covers Varda’s “three lives”—as photographer, filmmaker, and visual artist—and features a previously unpublished interview Varda gave to the Academy when receiving her Honorary Oscar in 2017. The book also features essays by author Sasha Archibald and film critic Peter Debruge as well as personal reflections by friends and colleagues, including Martin Scorsese and Chloé Zhao.

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