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There is a song of Gainsbourg that Jane Birkin sang, and the words are beautiful in French. It says, “Le jeu et les moi.” It’s impossible to translate, because it has a very nice sound.

Agnes Varda

I’m not interested in seeing a film just made by a woman – not unless she is looking for new images.
AGNES VARDA

Film Ghouls Image Interested Looking Made Unless Woman
Some Bresson, some Godard of the early times, the Cassavetes of those years I love. And the early Wim Wenders. But my own films I don’t watch, unless I need them.
AGNES VARDA

Bresson Cassavetes Early Film Godard Love Need Some Time Unless Watch
Many filmmakers have made resurgent work, and I was just a little ahead of the time.
AGNES VARDA

Ahead Filmmaker Little Made Many Resurgent Time
I’d been educated stupidly, I knew nothing about nothing, that’s part of being shy.
AGNES VARDA

Educated Nothing Part Shy Stupidity
I tried to find images, allegorical images, that I could use to express things that I didn’t want to say or didn’t want to show or I was not able to find how to show.
AGNES VARDA

Able Allegorical Express Find Image Say Saying Show Thing Wanted
My company is called Ciné-Tamaris, which is rosemary. That’s my speed. Hot water and herb.
AGNES VARDA

Call Cine Company Herb Hot Rosemary Speed Tamaris Water
I think people should be different. I love people who don’t go by the rule that you have to be careful because you’re old, you have to do this and that, you have to eat this and that.
AGNES VARDA

Care Careful Different People Think Thinking
I wanted to speak strongly about feminism in my life, since it’s been a struggle.
AGNES VARDA

Feminism Speak Struggle Wanted
I’m myself – knowing I’m doing a documentary and speaking with the people, telling them I have a bed, that I can eat every day, but I would like to speak to you. And they really gave me wonderful answers.
AGNES VARDA

Bed Documentary Idea Knowing People Speak Speaking Telling Trying Wonderful
I didn’t go to film school. I was never an assistant or trainee on a film. I had not seen all those cameras. So I think it gave me a lot of freedom.
AGNES VARDA

Assistant Camera Film School Thinking Trainee
Nostalgia doesn’t make sense, because it’s like bringing the memories back to be a special part of my day or to be part of my week. And I’m inside my memories the same way I’m inside my everyday life.
AGNES VARDA

Bringing Everyday Memories Nostalgia Sense Special
I’m interested in people who are not exactly the middle way, or who are trying something else because they cannot prevent themselves from being different, or they wish to be different, or they are different because society pushed them away.
AGNES VARDA

Being Different Exactly People Something Trying Wish
I’ve seen many films, and many beautiful films. And I try to keep a certain level of quality of my films. I don’t do commercials,
AGNES VARDA

Beautiful Certain Film Keep Level Many People Quality Star
The story of a couple is always very fragile, especially over more than thirty years.
AGNES VARDA

Always Couple Cuple Especially Fragile More Over Strong Thirty Year
I’m trying to capture something more fragile than a regular story. I love what people bring me.
AGNES VARDA

Capture Love People Regular Something Stories Story Try Trying
Humor is such a strong weapon, such a strong answer. Women have to make jokes about themselves, laugh about themselves, because they have nothing to lose.
AGNES VARDA

Answer Humor Joke Laughing Strong Themselves Weapon Women

There is a song of Gainsbourg that Jane Birkin sang, and the words are beautiful in French. It says, “Le jeu et les moi.” It’s impossible to translate, because it has a very nice sound.

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There is a song of Gainsbourg that Jane Birkin sang, and the words are beautiful in French. It says, “Le jeu et les moi.” It’s impossible to translate, because it has a very nice sound.

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