‘The Complete Agnès Varda’ Criterion Box Set Is A Spectacular Tribute To A Unique Filmmaking Voice

39 movies and 200 pages of words from Amy Taubin, Michael Koresky, So Mayer, Alexandra Hidalgo, Ginette Vincendeau, and Rebecca Bengal, accompanied by scores of photographs and decorated with a palette befitting of its honoree, still feels inadequate for celebrating the life, art, and beatific spirit of Left Bank icon and art world legend, Agnès Varda. Varda, of course, lived a remarkable life and left behind a legacy to outsize her petite stature following her passing in 2019. The task of cataloging all of her comings and goings, and unpacking everything she meant to all of cinema and every cineaste, is a feat Hercules would’ve delegated to the next poor schmuck, so 39 movies, 200 pages of words, and scores of photographs is an unqualified gift. Even if it is spectacular.

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