WRITTEN AND DIRECTED BY AGNES VARDA
FRANCE, 2004/1982/1963
96 MINUTES
IN ENGLISH AND FRENCH WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES
Cine Tamaris

“SHE RENDERS THE POLITICAL PERSONAL AND THE PERSONAL UNIVERSAL.” – Lisa Nesselson, Variety, writing on Agnes Varda’s new film, a collection (indeed a gleaning from her own archives) of three short cineessays: YDESSA, THE BEARS, AND ETC. (2004), ULYSSES (1982) and SALUT LES CUBAINS (1963). A photographer before she turned to film, Varda explores the medium’s ability to preserve a moment for eternity, while remaining open to an array of interpretations that evolve over time. Her newest film, YDESSA…, records a moving and macabre exhibit of early 20th century photographs, each featuring a teddy bear. The curator/collector/bear aficionado is Ydessa Hendeles, a scarlet-haired sylph of a woman, who looks to be a figment of Edward Gorey’s imagination.

• Agnès Varda’s website
• Agnès Varda’s THE GLEANERS AND I previously at Film Forum
• Other films by Agnès Varda previously shown at Film Forum
• The Internet Movie Database Agnès Varda Page
• World Cinema: Agnès Varda
• French teddy bear site
• Another French teddy bear site
• Teddy Bear Club International
• The Great Teddy Bear Hug
• Bear Trading Community
• French teddy bear artist Laurence Veron's site (In French & English)

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