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Agnès Varda was credited as a photographer, visual artist and screenwriter. Agnès Varda was born in Ixelles, Belgium on May 30, 1928. Death is recorded on March 29, 2019, at the age of 90. Listed accolades include Louis Delluc Prize (1964), César Award for Best Documentary Short Film (1984), Golden Lion (1985) and 5 more. Credited works include Cléo from 5 to 7, Vagabond and The Gleaners and I.
My Take
Varda is one of those rare artists I admire without reservation. What strikes me most is not the Golden Lion or the honorary César, but the photographer's eye she carried into every frame, finding tenderness in gleaners, market stalls, and overlooked corners of ordinary life. Born in Belgium and adopted by French cinema as the godmother of the New Wave, she never lost her curiosity, staying playful and inventive well into old age. That refusal to calcify is what I find most enviable. She showed that a long career can stay restless, humane, and genuinely curious right up to the end.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Agnès Varda
- Name (Japanese)
- アニエス・ヴァルダ
- Reading
- あにえす・ゔぁるだ
- Born
- May 30, 1928 – March 29, 2019
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Gemini / Dragon
- Origin
- Ixelles, Belgium
- Occupation
- photographer / visual artist / screenwriter / university teacher / cinematographer
2. Background
Awards & achievements
- 1964 Louis Delluc Prize
- 1984 César Award for Best Documentary Short Film
- 1985 Golden Lion
- 2001 Konrad Wolf Prize
- 2001 Honorary César
- 2002 René Clair Award
- 2009 César Award for Best Documentary Film
- 2010 Carrosse d'or
3. Works & records
| Category | Title | Role | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Notable work | Cléo from 5 to 7 | — | |
| Notable work | Vagabond | — | |
| Notable work | The Gleaners and I | — |
4. Links
- Official sitehttps://cine-tamaris.fr/agnes-varda/
- Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agn%C3%A8s%20Varda
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A2%E3%83%8B%E3%82%A8%E3%82%B9%E3%83%BB%E3%83%B4%E3%82%A1%E3%83%AB%E3%83%80
- Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q229990
5. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-17
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Agnès Varda born?
Born May 30, 1928.
When did Agnès Varda die?
Died March 29, 2019, aged 90.
Where was Agnès Varda from?
Agnès Varda was from Ixelles, Belgium.
What did Agnès Varda do?
Agnès Varda worked as photographer, visual artist, screenwriter, university teacher, cinematographer.
What was Agnès Varda known for?
Notable works include Cléo from 5 to 7, Vagabond, The Gleaners and I.
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