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Agnes Varda
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Belgian-born French director whose La Pointe Courte in 1955 anticipated the French New Wave and whose Cleo from 5 to 7 became one of its landmarks. Across six decades of features, documentaries and essay films she remained the leading woman director of European art cinema, receiving an honorary Academy Award in 2017.
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Defining ContributionForerunner and member of the French New Wave; La Pointe Courte; Cleo from 5 to 7 1 Cross-Tradition Connections
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