Varda by Jon
Oct 2020 – Dec 2021
About the series
One Filmmaker, Wide Open Eyes.
Turn on the Wayback machine for the very first filmography series, Varda By Jon. Documentary, fiction, and every permutation in between is covered, as is Jon’s growth an experience watching Varda’s work. The perfect complement to our infamous episode in which Chris cries over Faces, Places.
What to do from 5 to 7?
Let Angès Be Your Guide…
Got some free time on your hands, or just trying to kill time waiting for a prognosis? Look into the deep eyes of one of France’s cinema treasures, and let Agnès be your guide. Between her and Jon, you’re in good hands.
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Varda by Jon – Part 7: Her Body, Herself
Didacticism in art can be tricky to pull off well. You can have a band like Rage Against the Machine, whose politics are notoriously and…
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Varda by Jon – Part 8: No Shelter
The problem of evil is typically relegated to cosmic and philosophical concerns, and the centuries of continually progressing debates do not speak well for any…
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Varda by Jon – Part 9: Jane B
If I’ve found a recurring theme to the work of Agnès Varda, it would be a curious empathy. Over and over again, Varda’s ability to…
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Varda by Jon – Part 10: Jacques Demy
One of my favourite cinematic surprises of 2020 was the documentary Dick Johnson is Dead. Director Kirsten Johnson, as a means of processing the deterioration…
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Varda by Jon, Part 11: Simon Cinéma
If I had to boil down my renewed interest in movies (going on 10 years at this point) to one thing, it would be the…
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Varda by Jon – Part 12: La Glaneuse
At the time of writing, the first trailer for The Matrix Resurrections has just been released today. I don’t care speculate on exact plot details…
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