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The World of Jacques Demy
The World of Jacques Demy
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THE WORLD OF JACQUES DEMY

L'univers de Jacques Demy

Directed by Agnès Varda
France, 1995
Documentary, Biography

Synopsis

The third of Varda’s films devoted to her late husband Jacques Demy. Interweaving clips from his films with insightful interviews with his collaborators and fans, Varda offers an illuminating overview of her partner’s life and career.

Synopsis

The third of Varda’s films devoted to her late husband Jacques Demy. Interweaving clips from his films with insightful interviews with his collaborators and fans, Varda offers an illuminating overview of her partner’s life and career.

Our take

After her more intimate, formally-unconventional Jacquot de Nantes, Agnès Varda films a third portrait of her late partner Jacques Demy in this touching tribute to Demy’s resplendent filmmaking career. Featuring Lola’s Anouk Aimée and The Umbrellas of Cherbourg’s Catherine Deneuve.