Varda by Jon
Oct 2020 – Dec 2021
Jon’s personal watch-through and appreciation of Agnès Varda’s films — documentary, fiction, and everything she blurred together in between.
About the series
One filmmaker, wide open eyes.
Jon’s ongoing look at Agnès Varda’s work — documentary, fiction, and everything she blurred together in between. New to this archive, so expect it to grow slowly.
Not sure where to start?
Click for a random pick.
Placeholder for now — this’ll jump to a random review from this archive.
-
Varda by Jon – Part 7: Her Body, Herself
Didacticism in art can be tricky to pull off well. You can have a band like Rage Against the Machine, whose politics are notoriously and…
-
Varda by Jon – Part 8: No Shelter
The problem of evil is typically relegated to cosmic and philosophical concerns, and the centuries of continually progressing debates do not speak well for any…
-
Varda by Jon – Part 9: Jane B
If I’ve found a recurring theme to the work of Agnès Varda, it would be a curious empathy. Over and over again, Varda’s ability to…
-
Varda by Jon – Part 10: Jacques Demy
One of my favourite cinematic surprises of 2020 was the documentary Dick Johnson is Dead. Director Kirsten Johnson, as a means of processing the deterioration…
-
Varda by Jon – Part 11: Simon Cinéma
If I had to boil down my renewed interest in movies (going on 10 years at this point) to one thing, it would be the…
-
Varda by Jon – Part 12: La Glaneuse
At the time of writing, the first trailer for The Matrix Resurrections has just been released today. I don’t care speculate on exact plot details…
Search the Archives
Looking for something specific? Search below.