Agnès Varda
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- 30 May 1928 · Ixelles, Brussels, Belgium
- Died
- 29 March 2019
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.
Known for
Writing 44
- 2026Ydessa, the Bears and etc. · writer
- 2019Varda by Agnès · screenplay
- 2017Faces Places · writer
- 2015Les 3 Boutons · writer
- 2011Agnès Varda: From Here to There · writer
- 2008The Beaches of Agnès · writer
- 2006Some Widows of Noirmoutier · writer
- 2005More So-called Caryatids · writer
- 2005Rue Daguerre in 2005 · writer
- 2003The Vanishing Lion · writer
- 2003Vagabond: Remembrances, Interviews, Notes and Comments · writer
- 2002Tribute to Zgougou the Cat · writer
- 2000The Gleaners and I · writer
- 1995One Hundred and One Nights · writer
- 1993The Young Girls Turn 25 · writer
- 1991Jacquot · writer
- 1988Kung-Fu Master! · writer
- 1988Jane B. by Agnès V. · writer
- 1986You've Got Beautiful Stairs, You Know... · idea
- 1986Ulysse · writer
- 1985Vagabond · writer
- 1984Seven Rooms, Kitchen, Bathroom, for Sale · writer
- 1982Documenteur · writer
- 1982Mur Murs · writer
- 1978Daguerréotypes · writer
- 1977One Sings, the Other Doesn't · writer
- 1977Quelques femmes bulles · screenplay
- 1976The Pleasure of Love in Iran · writer
- 1975Women Reply · writer
- 1972Last Tango in Paris · adaptation
- 1971Nausicaa · writer
- 1969Lions Love · writer
- 1968Black Panthers · writer
- 1967Uncle Yanco · writer
- 1966The Creatures · writer
- 1966Christmas Carole · writer
- 1965Happiness · writer
- 1963Hello Cubans · writer
- 1962Fiancés on the Bridge · writer
- 1962Cléo from 5 to 7 · writer
- 1958Along the Coast · writer
- 1958O Seasons, O Castles · writer
- 1958Diary of a Pregnant Woman · writer
- 1956La Pointe Courte · writer
Editing 16
- 2026Ydessa, the Bears and etc. · editor
- 2022Pier Paolo Pasolini - Agnès Varda - New York - 1967 · editor
- 2019Varda by Agnès · editor
- 2017Faces Places · editor
- 2015Les 3 Boutons · editor
- 2011Agnès Varda: From Here to There · editor
- 2006Some Widows of Noirmoutier · editor
- 2005More So-called Caryatids · editor
- 2005Cleo's Real Itinerary Through Paris · editor
- 2004Un divertissement et Michel Piccoli · editor
- 2003The Vanishing Lion · editor
- 2002The Gleaners and I: Two Years Later · editor
- 2000The Gleaners and I · editor
- 1993The Young Girls Turn 25 · editor
- 1988Jane B. by Agnès V. · editor
- 1985Vagabond · editor
Production 10
- 2026Ydessa, the Bears and etc. · producer
- 2011Americano · co-producer
- 2008The Beaches of Agnès · producer
- 2005More So-called Caryatids · producer
- 2003The Vanishing Lion · producer
- 2002The Gleaners and I: Two Years Later · producer
- 1984The So-Called Caryatids · producer
- 1979Lady Oscar · executive producer
- 1969Lions Love · producer
- 1966Elsa the Rose · producer
Acting 108
- 2026Ydessa, the Bears and etc. as Narrator (voice)
- 2025BLKNWS: Terms & Conditions as Self (archive footage)
- 2025Before the End: Searching for Jim Morrison as Self (archive footage)
- 2024In Her Own Words as Self
- 2023Catherine Deneuve, in the eye of the camera as Self (archive footage)
- 2023Viva Varda! as Self (archive footage)
- 2022Pier Paolo Pasolini - Agnès Varda - New York - 1967 as Self (voice)
- 2022Deneuve, la reine Catherine as Self (archive footage)
- 2021The World in Shots as Self
- 2021Jim Morrison: The End as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
- 2021150 Miles of Rotting, Rutted, Lumpy, Dilapidated Pavement as French Woman Talking
- 2020La Alameda 2018 as ella misma
- 2020Agnes V. by Jane B. as Self (Archive Footage)
- 2020The Invention of Chris Marker as self
- 2019Harumi as Self
- 2019Varda by Agnès as Self
- 2019Agnes Varda : Leçon de cinéma as Agnès Varda
- 2018Michel Legrand, sans demi-mesure as Self (archive footage)
- 2018Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blaché as Self
- 2018Quinqui Stars as Self (archive footage)
- 2018#JR as Self
- 2018Agnès Varda: Filmmaker, Photographer, Instagrammer as Self
- 2018Chance Is the Best Assistant as Self
- 2017A Visual History with Agnès Varda as Herself
- 2017Faces Places as Self
- 2016EXPRMNTL as herself
- 2015Behind the Artist: Andy Warhol, an American Prophet
- 2014Men Show Movies & Women Their Breasts as Self (uncredited)
- 2014Henri Langlois vu par... as Self
- 2014The 8th Floor as Self
- 2013Cinéast(e)s as Self
- 2012The 3 Lives of Agnès as Self
- 2012Two Street Artists as Narrator (voice)
- 2011In Chris Marker's Studio as Self
- 2011Americano as Voice (Uncredited)
- 2011Agnès Varda: From Here to There as Self
- 2011The First Interview as Self / Host (voice)
- 2009Great Directors as Self
- 2008Agnès Tells a Sad and Happy Story as Self
- 2008La chanson 'Lola' as Self
- 2008Trapézistes et voltigeurs as Self
- 2008Daguerre-plage as Self
- 2008Souvenirs and Evocations as Self
- 2008The Beaches of Agnès as Self
- 2008Shooting Women as Self
- 2008Once Upon a Time... The Umbrellas of Cherbourg as Self
- 2008The Little Story of Gwen from French Brittany as Self
- 2007Vive les courts métrages : Agnès Varda présente les siens en DVD as Self
- 2007From Rooster to Donkey: Hands and Objects as Self
- 2007Women Behind the Camera as Self
- 2006Some Widows of Noirmoutier as Self
- 2006Le Bonheur? Réponses des Fontenaisiens as Self
- 2006Agnès parle du Bonheur as Self
- 2006Bonheur: nom propre ou concept as Self
- 2005More So-called Caryatids as Narrator
- 2005Mag Bodard, un destin as Self (archive footage)
- 2005Not Like Before as Self
- 2005Cléo from 5 to 7: Remembrances and Anecdotes as Self
- 2005Where is Sara Gómez? as Self
- 2005Rue Daguerre in 2005 as Self - Narrator
- 2005Bread, Painting, Accordion as herself
- 2004Viennale Walzer
- 2004Un divertissement et Michel Piccoli as Self
- 2003Musique et Travellings as Self
- 2003The Vanishing Lion as La Lectrice du Parc / Narrator (uncredited)
- 2003Vagabond: Remembrances, Interviews, Notes and Comments as Narrator / Self
- 2003The Story of an Old Lady as Self
- 2002The Gleaners and I: Two Years Later as Narrator
- 2002The Truth About Charlie as The Widow Hyppolite
- 2002Tribute to Zgougou the Cat as Self
- 2001Léaud l'unique as Self - filmmaker
- 2001Janela da Alma as Self
- 2000Filming Desire: A Journey Through Women’s Cinema as Self
- 2000The Gleaners and I as Self
- 1995The World of Jacques Demy as Self
- 1994Stavros Tornes: The Poor Hunter of the South as Self
- 1993The Young Girls Turn 25 as Self
- 1992Cinéma! Cinéma! The French New Wave as Self
- 1991Jacquot as Narrator (uncredited)
- 1990Pictures of Europe as Self
- 1988Calling the Shots as Self
- 1988Jane B. by Agnès V. as Self (uncredited)
- 1986You've Got Beautiful Stairs, You Know... as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
- 1986Ulysse as Self - Interviewer / Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
- 1986a Nathalie Sarraute as Self (Voice)
- 1984The So-Called Caryatids as Narrator
- 1983One Minute for One Image as Self - Narrator (voice)
- 1982Documenteur as Mur Murs Play Back (voice) (uncredited)
- 1982Mur Murs as Self - Narrator
- 1978Catherine Deneuve by Chance, or, A Certain Blondeness as Self
- 1978Daguerréotypes as Narrator
- 1977Women Are Naturally Creative: Agnès Varda as Self
- 1977One Sings, the Other Doesn't as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
- 1975Women Reply as Self (voice)
- 1975La Vie filmée
- 1971Nausicaa as Self
- 1970Viva Varda! as Self
- 1969Lions Love as Agnès (uncredited)
- 1967Far from Vietnam as Narrator (segment "Flash Back") (voice)
- 1967Uncle Yanco as Self
- 1967The Young Girls of Rochefort as Music-Loving Nun (uncredited)
- 1967The Birth of Children of Paradise as Self
- 1965Agnès Varda tourne... as herself
- 1964La Nouvelle Vague par elle-même as Self
- 1963Hello Cubans as Narrator (voice)
- 1960La Mélangite as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
- 1956All the World's Memory
- 1954Le Photographe Photographié - Brassaï par Varda
Directing 82
- 2026Ydessa, the Bears and etc. · director
- 2025Les gens de la terrasse · director
- 2022Pier Paolo Pasolini - Agnès Varda - New York - 1967 · director
- 2019Varda by Agnès · director
- 2017When Sandy Dreams · director
- 2017Faces Places · director
- 2015Les 3 Boutons · director
- 2014Henri Langlois vu par... · director
- 2014Un salut à Henri Langlois · director
- 2012The 3 Lives of Agnès · director
- 201220 Little Films · director
- 2012Two Street Artists · director
- 2011In Chris Marker's Studio · director
- 2011Agnès Varda: From Here to There · director
- 2009Bord de mer · director
- 2008Agnès Tells a Sad and Happy Story · director
- 2008Souvenirs and Evocations · director
- 2008Trapézistes et voltigeurs · director
- 2008Daguerre-plage · director
- 2008The Beaches of Agnès · director
- 2008The Little Story of Gwen from French Brittany · director
- 2007Vive les courts métrages : Agnès Varda présente les siens en DVD · director
- 2006Some Widows of Noirmoutier · director
- 2006Jean-Claude Drouot revient à Fontenay-aux-Roses et parle du film tourné en 1964 · director
- 2006Propos sur 'Le bonheur' · director
- 2006Le Bonheur? Réponses des Fontenaisiens · director
- 2006Les deux femmes du Bonheur · director
- 2006Bonheur: nom propre ou concept · director
- 2005More So-called Caryatids · director
- 2005The Music Festival · director
- 2005Cléo from 5 to 7: Remembrances and Anecdotes · director
- 2005Rue Daguerre in 2005 · director
- 2005Bread, Painting, Accordion · director
- 2005Daguerreotypes, Photographics Objects · director
- 2004Viennale Walzer · director
- 2004Cinévardaphoto · director
- 2004Un divertissement et Michel Piccoli · director
- 2003Musique et Travellings · director
- 2003The Vanishing Lion · director
- 2003The Story of an Old Lady · director
- 2003Vagabond: Remembrances, Interviews, Notes and Comments · director
- 2002The Gleaners and I: Two Years Later · director
- 2002Tribute to Zgougou the Cat · director
- 2000The Gleaners and I · director
- 1995The World of Jacques Demy · director
- 1995One Hundred and One Nights · director
- 1993The Young Girls Turn 25 · director
- 1991Jacquot · director
- 1988Kung-Fu Master! · director
- 1988Jane B. by Agnès V. · director
- 1986You've Got Beautiful Stairs, You Know... · director
- 1986Ulysse · director
- 1986a Nathalie Sarraute · director
- 1985Vagabond · director
- 1984Seven Rooms, Kitchen, Bathroom, for Sale · director
- 1984The So-Called Caryatids · director
- 1983One Minute for One Image · director
- 1982Mur Murs · director
- 1982Documenteur · director
- 1978Daguerréotypes · director
- 1977One Sings, the Other Doesn't · director
- 1976The Pleasure of Love in Iran · director
- 1975Women Reply · director
- 1971Nausicaa · director
- 1969Lions Love · director
- 1968Black Panthers · director
- 1967Far from Vietnam · director
- 1967Uncle Yanco · director
- 1966Elsa the Rose · director
- 1966The Creatures · director
- 1966Christmas Carole · director
- 1965Happiness · director
- 1964The Children of Museum · director
- 1963Hello Cubans · director
- 1962Cléo from 5 to 7 · director
- 1962Fiancés on the Bridge · director
- 1960La Mélangite · director
- 1958Along the Coast · director
- 1958O Seasons, O Castles · director
- 1958Diary of a Pregnant Woman · director
- 1958La Cocotte d'azur · director
- 1956La Pointe Courte · director
Camera 10
- 2011Agnès Varda: From Here to There · camera operator
- 2008Agnès Tells a Sad and Happy Story · camera operator
- 2008The Beaches of Agnès · director of photography
- 2005More So-called Caryatids · director of photography
- 2005Rue Daguerre in 2005 · director of photography
- 2002The Gleaners and I: Two Years Later · director of photography
- 2000The Gleaners and I · director of photography
- 1993The Young Girls Turn 25 · director of photography
- 1968Black Panthers · director of photography
- 1963Hello Cubans · director of photography
crew 2
- 2003Jane Birkin... Mother of All Babes · thanks
- 1984The So-Called Caryatids · script
Sound 1
- 1962Cléo from 5 to 7 · songs