La Pointe courte © 1994 Agnès Varda and her children - Montage and design : Flore Maquin Photo: Festival de Cannes
The late Agnès Varda, often described as “the grandmother of the New Wave” appears as a young woman on the official poster of the 72nd Cannes International Film Festival unveiled for the first time today (15 April) ahead of the much anticipated programme announcement on Thursday.
Varda, who died on 29 March aged 90, appears on the striking poster as a 26-year-old making her first film La Ponte Courte in the bright sunlight perched atop the shoulders of an impassive technician. She is seen clinging to a camera, which, the organisers say, seems to absorb her entirely.
The film was shot in 1954 neighbourhood of Sète, in the South of France. In the dazzling summer light, Silvia Monfort and Philippe Noiret explore their fragile love, surrounded by struggling fishermen, bustling women, children at play and roaming cats.
The late Agnès Varda, often described as “the grandmother of the New Wave” appears as a young woman on the official poster of the 72nd Cannes International Film Festival unveiled for the first time today (15 April) ahead of the much anticipated programme announcement on Thursday.
Varda, who died on 29 March aged 90, appears on the striking poster as a 26-year-old making her first film La Ponte Courte in the bright sunlight perched atop the shoulders of an impassive technician. She is seen clinging to a camera, which, the organisers say, seems to absorb her entirely.
The film was shot in 1954 neighbourhood of Sète, in the South of France. In the dazzling summer light, Silvia Monfort and Philippe Noiret explore their fragile love, surrounded by struggling fishermen, bustling women, children at play and roaming cats.
- 4/15/2019
- by Richard Mowe
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
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