18. sajandi Prantsusmaal tellitakse noorelt maalikunstnikult Mariannelt tema teadmata Héloïse pulmaportree. Seetõttu peab Marianne oma modelli päeval jälgima, et öösel temast portreed maalida. Päevast päeva saavad kaks naist lähedasemaks, kui nad jagavad Héloïse viimaseid vabadusehetki enne eelseisvaid pulmi.
Käesoleva sajandi esimese kümnendi keskel hakkas Varda uudishimuga huvituma aja kulgemisest ja vananemisest. Kartmatu nagu alati, ka teemade suhtes, millest osad mõeldagi ei suuda. Sõber meenutab, et Varda lemmiksaaliks Louvre’is sai Rembrandti autoportreede saal, kus näeme maalidel järjest vananevat kunstnikku.
As told through clips from 183 female directors, this epic history of the cinema focuses on women’s integral role in the development of film art. Using almost a thousand film extracts from thirteen decades and five continents, Mark Cousins asks how films are made, shot and edited; how stories are shaped and how movies depict life, love, politics, humour and death, all through the compelling lens of some of the world’s greatest filmmakers – all of them women.
An unpredictable documentary from a fascinating storyteller, Agnès Varda’s last film sheds light on her experience as a director, bringing a personal insight to what she calls “cine-writing,” traveling from Rue Daguerre in Paris to Los Angeles and Beijing.
