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French Filmmaker Agnès Varda Dies at 90: A Legacy Remembered

3/6/2026

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Agnès Varda, a pioneering French filmmaker, died at age 90 from breast cancer at her home in Paris.
She was linked to the French New Wave.
In later years, she shifted to nonfiction, producing works about her life.
Her documentary The Gleaners and I is often regarded as her masterpiece.
In 2017, she collaborated with photographer JR on Faces Places, earning an Academy Award nomination and an honorary Oscar.

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Agnès Varda, a pioneering French filmmaker, died at age 90 from breast cancer at her home in Paris.
She was linked to the French New Wave.
In later years, she shifted to nonfiction, producing works about her life.
Her documentary The Gleaners and I is often regarded as her masterpiece.
In 2017, she collaborated with photographer JR on Faces Places, earning an Academy Award nomination and an honorary Oscar.