Described by Peter Bradshaw as “the eternally youthful soul of world cinema”, Agnés Varda died in 2019 after an over 60-year long career in cinema. Her films are always completely personal, full of creativity, vitality, poetry and humanity. We will celebrate this great artist watching clips, interviews, some of her greatest works, and reading articles and essays. There will be a £5 DVD hire fee payable directly to the tutor.
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Course Dates 2019 – 2020
Mondays 4pm to 6.30pm Davide Ariasso
- 5 sessions 23 September £81 / £51 D42A
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