Having shot an exquisite memoir of helmer husband Jacques Demy in Jacquot de Nantes, Agnès Varda assembles an equally affecting self-portrait in this effortless assemblage of home movies and clips from her diverse filmography. Don’t be fooled by the portly octogenarian pottering around here — Varda is a woman of fierce intellect and an exceptional filmmaker.
There’s nothing mawkish about her ripe recollections of a wartime childhood or her accidental admission to the Nouvelle Vague. Moreover, her keen insights into the real and imaginary worlds she’s inhabited make this a consistently engaging experience.