Agnes Varda1

Agnès Varda was a Belgian-born French film director, screenwriter and photographer. Varda's work employed location shooting in an era when the limitations of sound technology made it easier and more common to film indoors, with constructed sets and painted backdrops of landscapes, rather than outdoors, on location. In 1999 she visited Dublin to introduce a season of her films at an Irish film venue (Irish Film Centre/IFC), giving audiences a chance to hear her speak about her work.