Portrait of Agnès Varda

Directing

Agnès Varda

Career

Active from 1956 to 2025, with up to 6 main titles a year.

Average score
GoodWatch score71/100
Highest rated
Poster for Vagabond
Vagabond
GoodWatch score89/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 40 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 2.2 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.4 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.0 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Agnès Varda Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Adrenaline
    1.7, average 4.8
  • Tension
    3.2, average 6.0
  • Violence
    1.4, average 4.1
  • Crime
    1.1, average 3.6

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • French New Wave 9
  • Social Commentary 6
  • French Cinema 5
  • Agnès Varda 4
  • Meta-Narrative 4
  • Nostalgic Atmosphere 3
  • Character Study 3
  • Existential 3
  • Autobiographical Documentary 2
  • Jacques Demy 2
  • Slow Cinema 2
  • Coming-of-Age 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

92
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

4 titles · average score 71
Les gens de la terrasse
Les gens de la terrasse (2025)

Director

Pier Paolo Pasolini - Agnès Varda - New York - 1967
Pier Paolo Pasolini - Agnès Varda - New York - 1967 (2022)
GoodWatch score 71

Editor, Director

150 Miles of Rotting, Rutted, Lumpy, Dilapidated Pavement
150 Miles of Rotting, Rutted, Lumpy, Dilapidated Pavement (2021)

as French Woman Talking

La Alameda 2018
La Alameda 2018 (2020)

as ella misma

2010s

13 titles · average score 69
Varda by Agnès
Varda by Agnès (2019)
GoodWatch score 78

Screenplay, Director

Agnes Varda : Leçon de cinéma
Agnes Varda : Leçon de cinéma (2019)

as Agnès Varda

Faces Places
Faces Places (2017)
GoodWatch score 87

Writer, Director

Les 3 Boutons
Les 3 Boutons (2015)
GoodWatch score 58

Writer, Editor

Henri Langlois vu par...
Henri Langlois vu par... (2014)

Director

Un salut à Henri Langlois
Un salut à Henri Langlois (2014)

Director

Two Street Artists
Two Street Artists (2012)

as Narrator (voice)

20 Little Films
20 Little Films (2012)

Director

The 3 Lives of Agnès
The 3 Lives of Agnès (2012)

Director

Agnès Varda: From Here to There
Agnès Varda: From Here to There (2011)
GoodWatch score 77

Editor, Director

In Chris Marker's Studio
In Chris Marker's Studio (2011)

Director

Americano
Americano (2011)
GoodWatch score 46

as Voice (Uncredited)

2000s

32 titles · average score 69
The Beaches of Agnès
The Beaches of Agnès (2008)
GoodWatch score 84

Producer, Director of Photography

The Little Story of Gwen from French Brittany
The Little Story of Gwen from French Brittany (2008)

Director

Some Widows of Noirmoutier
Some Widows of Noirmoutier (2006)

Director, Writer

Jean-Claude Drouot revient à Fontenay-aux-Roses et parle du film tourné en 1964
Jean-Claude Drouot revient à Fontenay-aux-Roses et parle du film tourné en 1964 (2006)

Director

Cléo from 5 to 7: Remembrances and Anecdotes
Cléo from 5 to 7: Remembrances and Anecdotes (2005)
GoodWatch score 73

Director

More So-called Caryatids
More So-called Caryatids (2005)

as Narrator

Ydessa, the Bears and etc.
Ydessa, the Bears and etc. (2004)
GoodWatch score 64

as Narrator (voice)

The Vanishing Lion
The Vanishing Lion (2003)
GoodWatch score 62

as La Lectrice du Parc / Narrator (uncredited)

The Story of an Old Lady
The Story of an Old Lady (2003)

Director

The Gleaners and I: Two Years Later
The Gleaners and I: Two Years Later (2002)
GoodWatch score 71

as Narrator

Tribute to Zgougou the Cat
Tribute to Zgougou the Cat (2002)
GoodWatch score 69

Writer, Director

The Gleaners and I
The Gleaners and I (2000)
GoodWatch score 84

Editor, Writer

1990s

5 titles · average score 69
Storyville
Storyville (1997)
GoodWatch score 80

TV show

One Hundred and One Nights
One Hundred and One Nights (1995)
GoodWatch score 61

Director, Writer

The World of Jacques Demy
The World of Jacques Demy (1995)
GoodWatch score 66

Director

The Young Girls Turn 25
The Young Girls Turn 25 (1993)
GoodWatch score 61

Editor, Director of Photography

Jacquot
Jacquot (1991)
GoodWatch score 80

as Narrator (uncredited)

1980s

11 titles · average score 74
Kung-Fu Master!
Kung-Fu Master! (1988)
GoodWatch score 84

Director, Writer

Jane B. by Agnès V.
Jane B. by Agnès V. (1988)
GoodWatch score 76

Director, Editor

Ulysse
Ulysse (1986)
GoodWatch score 71

Director, Writer

You've Got Beautiful Stairs, You Know...
You've Got Beautiful Stairs, You Know... (1986)
GoodWatch score 61

as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

a Nathalie Sarraute
a Nathalie Sarraute (1986)

Director

Vagabond
Vagabond (1985)
GoodWatch score 89

Director, Editor

The So-Called Caryatids
The So-Called Caryatids (1984)
GoodWatch score 67

as Narrator

Seven Rooms, Kitchen, Bathroom, for Sale
Seven Rooms, Kitchen, Bathroom, for Sale (1984)
GoodWatch score 67

Director, Writer

One Minute for One Image
One Minute for One Image (1983)

Director

Documenteur
Documenteur (1982)
GoodWatch score 69

as Mur Murs Play Back (voice) (uncredited)

Mur Murs
Mur Murs (1982)
GoodWatch score 80

Writer, Director

1970s

8 titles · average score 62
Lady Oscar
Lady Oscar (1979)
GoodWatch score 46

Executive Producer

Daguerréotypes
Daguerréotypes (1978)
GoodWatch score 57

as Narrator

One Sings, the Other Doesn't
One Sings, the Other Doesn't (1977)
GoodWatch score 69

as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

Quelques femmes bulles
Quelques femmes bulles (1977)

Screenplay

The Pleasure of Love in Iran
The Pleasure of Love in Iran (1976)
GoodWatch score 61

Writer, Director

Women Reply
Women Reply (1975)
GoodWatch score 66

Writer, Director

Last Tango in Paris
Last Tango in Paris (1972)
GoodWatch score 73

Adaptation, Dialogue

Nausicaa
Nausicaa (1971)
GoodWatch score 66

Writer, Director

1960s

14 titles · average score 71
Lions Love
Lions Love (1969)
GoodWatch score 53

as Agnès (uncredited)

Black Panthers
Black Panthers (1968)
GoodWatch score 76

Director of Photography, Director

Uncle Yanco
Uncle Yanco (1967)
GoodWatch score 75

Director, Writer

Far from Vietnam
Far from Vietnam (1967)
GoodWatch score 70

as Narrator (segment "Flash Back") (voice)

The Young Girls of Rochefort
The Young Girls of Rochefort (1967)
GoodWatch score 89

as Music-Loving Nun (uncredited)

The Creatures
The Creatures (1966)
GoodWatch score 59

Director, Writer

Christmas Carole
Christmas Carole (1966)
GoodWatch score 63

Director, Writer

Elsa the Rose
Elsa the Rose (1966)
GoodWatch score 64

Producer, Director

Happiness
Happiness (1965)
GoodWatch score 83

Writer, Director

Hello Cubans
Hello Cubans (1963)
GoodWatch score 74

as Narrator (voice)

Cléo from 5 to 7
Cléo from 5 to 7 (1962)
GoodWatch score 85

Writer, Director

Fiancés on the Bridge
Fiancés on the Bridge (1962)
GoodWatch score 66

Director, Writer

1950s

5 titles · average score 68
Along the Coast
Along the Coast (1958)
GoodWatch score 69

Director, Writer

O Seasons, O Castles
O Seasons, O Castles (1958)
GoodWatch score 66

Director, Writer

Diary of a Pregnant Woman
Diary of a Pregnant Woman (1958)
GoodWatch score 67

Director, Writer

La Cocotte d'azur
La Cocotte d'azur (1958)

Director

La Pointe Courte
La Pointe Courte (1956)
GoodWatch score 70

Director, Writer