Jacquot de Nantes

Lynch/Fellini

Agnes Varda is painfully under seen stateside. Here, she presents one of her most personal films, a loving portrait of her husband, the great Jacques Demy. I don't cry usually, but this made me teary eyed!

alvaro03

Exquisita. Yo creo que ya pasa a formar parte de mis 10 películas francesas preferidas. Es una pena que ni la calidad de la imagen ni los subtitulos en español estén a la altura que demanda esta película tan sensible y poética. Un autentico descubrimiento

El Biffo

I am a huge fan of Varda and Demy, too. Having seen almost all of both of their films added greatly to my enjoyment of this dramatization of his childhood (mixed with clips from his films as they relate to his childhood influences), and my adoration for Agnes Varda is even greater than before.

dionysus67

A sweet and tender mural executed with a poetic and historical sense of creativity's entaglement with history. Varda's Demy is presented in three parallel narratives: the historical reconstruction of his childhood until his entry into cinema, his own brief testomonials and extracts from his films. The latter's colorful palette matches beautifully with Varda's heightened sense of artifice (e.g. the puppet theatre).

FilmEdie

I'd never advocate anything less than full immersion in a film, but, Varda docs really are perfect for long flights/hectic layovers. As easy to slip in & out of as they themselves slip between their own elements: Memory & presence, fact & insight... Like flowing with a tide. Engaging. And poignant, given Demy's death the year before its release; while as always, Varda manages sentiment with no sap. Really lovely. 3.5

Stefan Drees

Agnès Varda's portrait of her husband Jacques Demy's childhood and youth is an incredible mixture of biopic, documentary and film essay. Surely it's one of her most personal and most tender movies.

Caitlin

Varda's love for Demy is on full display as she re-creates his childhood and explores how his life informed his films.

Jorge Mourinha

The B&W wartime youth of Jacques Demy is reconfigured as the heart and soul of his film work in this playful, moving, loving tribute that refuses to fit any label you can think of. Screw CINEMA PARADISO, this is the ode to cinema to beat.