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The World Of Jacques Demy

2003, Movie, NR, 90 mins

The World Of Jacques Demy: Review

Agnes Varda salutes her late husband’s idiosyncratic moviemaking career in this sublime documentary. An accomplished filmmaker herself, Varda wisely eschews a traditional talking-heads approach, using her breathtaking command of cinematic technique to chat with Anouk Aimee, inter-cut clips from her starring role in LOLA (1961), then reunite her with long-ago costar Marc Michel. When relying on testimonials, Varda gives equal weight to reminiscences from Demy’s famous coworker... read more leave a comment