(Photo: still from The Beaches of Agnes)
By the early 1960s, two iconic filmmakers, Agnès Varda and Jacques Demy, made an important imprint on cinema with what soon became known as the French New Wave.
From their marriage in 1962 until Demy passed away in 1990, the two filmmakers developed a unique universe of their own.
Cairo’s cinema-lovers will be able to see some of their iconic works on the big screen this month at the French Institute in Cairo.
The screenings start with Varda's 1962 comedy Cléo de 5 à 7 (“Cleo from 5 to 7”), and will include Demy's Lola (1961) and Les Demoiselles de Rochefort (“The Young Girls of Rochefort”) from 1967, all the way to Varda's 2008 autobiographical documentary Les Plages d'Agnès (“The Beaches of Agnes”) in which she narrates story of her life, career and relationship with Demy.
The final day will also include a special screening of Dawn in the presence of the director, Nadine Salib.
All screenings begin at 7pm at the French Institute in Mounira, Cairo.
Programme:
Sunday 17 May
Cléo de 5 à 7 (“Cleo from 5 to 7”), 1962
Director: Agnès Varda
French with English and Arabic subtitles, 90 mins
Monday 18 May
5 short films
Director: Agnès Varda
Lola, 1961
Director: Jacques Demy
French with English subtitles, 90 mins
Tuesday 18 May
Les demoiselles de Rochefort (“The Young Girls of Rochefort”), 1967
Director: Jacques Demy
French with Arabic subtitles, 120 mins
Wednesday 19 May
Dawn, 2013
Director: Nadine Salib
Arabic with English subtitles, 8 mins
Les plages d'Agnès (“The Beaches of Agnes”), 2008
Director: Agnès Varda
French with English subtitles, 110 mins
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