This event is in the past.It took place on April 2, 2026 at Film Forum.




Agnès Varda shot her first film with a borrowed camera and never lost that playful, anything-goes spirit. This retrospective celebrates the godmother of the French New Wave: her restless curiosity, her radical empathy, and those sun-drenched shots of cats and croissants.
French New Wave
Independent cinema
Art house retrospective
Cinephile favorite
Tips
🍿real peanut oil popcorn at the snack bar
🚇easy subway access, multiple trains nearby
💺comfy seats for long retrospectives
Agnès Varda: A Comprehensive Retrospective
Hudson Square




Agnès Varda shot her first film with a borrowed camera and never lost that playful, anything-goes spirit. This retrospective celebrates the godmother of the French New Wave: her restless curiosity, her radical empathy, and those sun-drenched shots of cats and croissants.
French New Wave
Independent cinema
Art house retrospective
Cinephile favorite
Tips
🍿real peanut oil popcorn at the snack bar
🚇easy subway access, multiple trains nearby
💺comfy seats for long retrospectives
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