French New Wave filmmaking icon Agnès Varda dies at 90
French filmmaking legend Agnès Varda has died.
The trailblazing icon — one of few female directors who helped shape the French New Wave movement throughout the 1960s — was 90 at the time of her death, which was first reported by French media Friday before being confirmed by the Associated Press.
Among her most notable works are scripted New Wave staples like 1962’s Cleo from 5 to 7 and 1965’s Le Bonheur, while she was nominated for an Oscar in 2018 for directing the self-reflective documentary Faces Places with contemporary artist JR.
Born on May 30, 1928 in Belgium, Varda went on to marry fellow director Jacques Demy, who died in 1990, after meeting him during her early days making movies. Varda is survived by two children, Mathieu Demy and Rosalie Varda — both of whom work as filmmakers as well.
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