Upcoming Screenings
The Beaches of Agnès
Welcome back! Join us this Friday, March 22nd in watching and discussing Agnès Varda's The Beaches of Agnès (2008)!
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“If we opened people up, we’d find landscapes. If we opened me up, we’d find beaches.” Originally intended to be Agnès Varda’s farewell to filmmaking, this enchanting auto-portrait, made in her eightieth year, is a freewheeling journey through her life, career, and artistic philosophy. Revisiting the places that shaped her—from the North Sea beaches of Belgium where she spent her childhood to the Mediterranean village where she shot her first film to the boardwalks of Los Angeles where she lived with her husband, Jacques Demy—Varda reflects on a lifetime of creation and inspiration, successes and setbacks, heartbreak and joy. Replete with images of wonder and whimsy—the ocean reflected in a kaleidoscope of mirrors, the streets of Paris transformed into a sandy beach, the filmmaker herself ensconced in the belly of a whale--The Beaches of Agnès is a playful and poignant record of a life lived fully and passionately in the name of cinema." (Criterion)
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The University of Calgary Film Society holds weekly screenings + discussions every Friday throughout the Fall and Winter semesters. Screenings are free for members. This is a great opportunity to view and discuss some great movies, and to get acquainted with others who share an interest in film.
If you are not yet a member of the Film Society, you can sign up at the screening by paying the annual membership fee of $5. All screenings are held on Fridays at 5:30pm in room SS 217, on the second floor of the Social Sciences building at the University of Calgary. |
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