Agnès Varda: Pioneer
Over six decades, multi-award winning Agnès Varda has established herself at the vanguard of world cinema, directing over 50 films, shorts and documentaries. Alongside presenting a newly commissioned work for the Biennial, FACT and Picturehouse present weekly screenings of the works of Agnès Varda, and a personally curated set of films to accompany her own. Agnès Varda: Pioneer is presented in partnership between FACT, Liverpool Biennial, Picturehouse, BFI and University of Liverpool.
26 September 2018Pierrot Le Fou – Agnès Varda: PioneerWeary of his stagnant life, Ferdinand abandons his family for an enigmatic babysitter; he soon discovers his mistress is not who she seems.
05 September 2018Vagabond – Agnès Varda: PioneerA young woman is found frozen in a ditch; through flashbacks, we discover how her desire for freedom led to her demise.
29 August 2018Talk to Her – Agnès Varda: PioneerA beautiful exploration into identity and sexuality, as two men form a friendship based on the fact they both care for their comatose wives.
15 August 2018Persona – Agnès Varda: PioneerAn emotional and spiritual transference ensues between two women in this psychologically driven masterpiece.
08 August 2018Le Bonheur – Agnès Varda: PioneerA married carpenter meets a woman in the post office in this deceptively cheerful examination of infidelity in a self-centred landscape.
01 August 2018The Piano – Agnès Varda: PioneerA tale of attraction and passion set in 1851 about a pianist and her daughter who travel from Scotland to New Zealand for an arranged marriage.