Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Agnes Varda rarely stopped working until her death at age 90

Filmmaker Agnes Varda shaped the French New Wave in the ‘60s, and was known as a “punk grandma” in her later years. A new biography traces her art-filled life.

By Madeleine Brand • Sep 25, 2024 • 18m Listen

Filmmaker Agnes Varda shaped the French New Wave in the ‘60s, and was known as a “punk grandma” in her later years. A new biography traces her art-filled life.

Madeleine Brand
Host, 'Press Play'
Sarah Sweeney
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Carrie Rickey
film critic and Author of “A Complicated Passion: The Life and Work of Agnes Varda”

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Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Agnes Varda rarely stopped working until her death at age 90

Filmmaker Agnes Varda shaped the French New Wave in the ‘60s, and was known as a “punk grandma” in her later years. A new biography traces her art-filled life.

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Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Agnes Varda rarely stopped working until her death at age 90

Filmmaker Agnes Varda shaped the French New Wave in the ‘60s, and was known as a “punk grandma” in her later years. A new biography traces her art-filled life.

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