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  • 1. Which film was Agnès Varda's first feature-length film?
A) Vagabond
B) Le Bonheur
C) Cléo from 5 to 7
D) La Pointe Courte
  • 2. In which city did Agnès Varda win the Prix de l'Âge d'Or?
A) Berlin
B) Sète
C) Brussels
D) Paris
  • 3. Which award did Varda win for her third feature film, Le Bonheur?
A) César Award
B) Silver Bear
C) Golden Lion
D) Palme d'Or
  • 4. Varda received her first César Award in 1984 for which work?
A) Vagabond
B) La Pointe Courte
C) The Beaches of Agnès
D) Ulysse
  • 5. Which film won the Golden Lion at the 42nd Venice International Film Festival?
A) Vagabond
B) Faces Places
C) Le Bonheur
D) Cléo from 5 to 7
  • 6. Who received an Honorary César on the same night as Agnès Varda in 2001?
A) Kira Muratova
B) James Ivory
C) Charlotte Rampling
D) Angelina Jolie
  • 7. Which French Academy prize did Varda receive in 2002?
A) Grand Officer of the National Order of Merit
B) René Clair Award
C) César Award
D) L'Œil d'or
  • 8. In which year did The Beaches of Agnès win Best Documentary Film at the César Awards?
A) 2001
B) 2009
C) 2010
D) 2017
  • 9. When did Varda receive an honorary degree from the University of Liège?
A) 2010
B) 2013
C) 2007
D) 2012
  • 10. Who presented the Academy Honorary Award to Varda in 2017?
A) Angelina Jolie
B) James Ivory
C) Charlotte Rampling
D) Kira Muratova
  • 11. Which award did Varda receive in 2013 for her work in film preservation?
A) FIAF Award
B) Carosse d'Or
C) Leopard of Honour
D) René Clair Award
  • 12. Varda was the second female to receive the Leopard of Honour after whom?
A) Charlotte Rampling
B) Kira Muratova
C) None of the above
D) Angelina Jolie
  • 13. Which film was the number-two entry on the BBC's list of best films by women directors?
A) Vagabond
B) The Beaches of Agnès
C) Cléo from 5 to 7
D) Le Bonheur
  • 14. How many of Varda's films were included in the BBC's list of 100 best films by women directors?
A) Eight
B) Six
C) Four
D) Two
  • 15. What award did Varda win at the 2017 Cannes Film Festival for Faces Places?
A) L'Œil d'or
B) Carosse d'Or
C) Silver Bear
D) Palme d'Or
  • 16. By the age of 25, approximately how many films had Agnès Varda seen?
A) Around 50
B) Around 20
C) Around 100
D) None
  • 17. How did Varda describe her initial approach to the filmmaking process?
A) Instinctive and feminine
B) Collaborative and competitive
C) Scientific and rigid
D) Traditional and classic
  • 18. Which philosopher's theory of 'l'imagination des matières' influenced Varda?
A) Gaston Bachelard
B) François Truffaut
C) Alain Resnais
D) André Bazin
  • 19. Who was responsible for the artistic direction of Varda's film La Pointe Courte?
A) Valentine Schlegel
B) Philippe Noiret
C) Alain Resnais
D) Silvia Monfort
  • 20. Which two professional actors starred in La Pointe Courte?
A) Nicole Vèdres and Chris Marker
B) Yannick Bellon and Georges Franju
C) André Bazin and François Truffaut
D) Silvia Monfort and Philippe Noiret
  • 21. What is the primary aesthetic inspiration for the combination of fictional and documentary elements in La Pointe Courte?
A) Neorealism
B) Expressionism
C) Surrealism
D) Classical Hollywood
  • 22. Who edited Varda's film La Pointe Courte?
A) Gaston Bachelard
B) Georges Franju
C) Chris Marker
D) Alain Resnais
  • 23. What did Alain Resnais claim he and Varda had in common?
A) Nothing at all
B) A shared philosophy of cinema
C) A background in photography
D) Cats
  • 24. How did André Bazin describe the style of La Pointe Courte?
A) A derivative work of the French New Wave
B) A commercial failure of epic proportions
C) A documentary devoid of personal ambition
D) A work that obeys only the dreams and desires of its auteur
  • 25. What title is Varda often given in relation to the French New Wave?
A) The founding father
B) Grandmother and mother
C) The silent observer
D) The only woman
  • 26. What did Varda focus on regarding the people featured in her films later in her life?
A) People in power
B) The lives of famous filmmakers
C) Historical military figures
D) Rebels fighting for their own life
  • 27. What prevented Varda from making feature films for seven years after La Pointe Courte?
A) It was a financial failure
B) She was busy writing novels
C) She lost interest in the medium
D) She was blacklisted by critics
  • 28. Which of the following people is mentioned as a peer of Varda from the postwar media ecosystem?
A) Valentine Schlegel
B) Philippe Noiret
C) Chris Marker
D) Silvia Monfort
  • 29. What subject did Agnès Varda study at the École du Louvre?
A) Journalism
B) Photography
C) Art history
D) Film studies
  • 30. What was Varda's initial career intention before photography?
A) Stage actress
B) Art teacher
C) Film director
D) Museum curator
  • 31. Which film movement is Varda associated with?
A) Soviet Montage
B) German Expressionism
C) French New Wave
D) Italian Neorealism
  • 32. Who hired Varda as the official photographer for the Théâtre National Populaire?
A) The Avignon festival director
B) Jean Vilar
C) Nathalie Obadia
D) Brassaï
  • 33. How long did Varda work for the Théâtre National Populaire?
A) Ten years
B) Five years
C) Twenty years
D) Two years
  • 34. What did Varda use as models for the shots in her first film, La Pointe Courte?
A) Storyboards
B) Photographs
C) Sketches
D) Paintings
  • 35. What animal was featured in the 1954 photograph that inspired the film Ulysse?
A) A horse
B) A cat
C) A dog
D) A goat
  • 36. Which gallery did Varda join in 2010?
A) Vaugirard
B) TNP Gallery
C) The Louvre
D) Nathalie Obadia
  • 37. What term did Varda use to describe her early meaningful photographs?
A) Compositions
B) Portraits
C) Snapshots
D) Abstracts
  • 38. What was Agnès Varda's birth name?
A) Agnès Pasquet
B) Eugénie Varda
C) Valentine Varda
D) Arlette Varda
  • 39. Which filmmaker described Varda as 'one of the Gods of Cinema'?
A) Jean-Luc Godard
B) Jacques Demy
C) François Truffaut
D) Martin Scorsese
  • 40. At what age did Varda legally change her name to Agnès?
A) 18
B) 25
C) 16
D) 21
  • 41. In which city did Varda work as a photographer for the Théâtre National Populaire?
A) Paris
B) Sète
C) Brussels
D) Cannes
  • 42. During World War II, where did Varda live with her family?
A) In a house in Paris
B) In a hotel in Brussels
C) On a farm in Belgium
D) On a boat in Sète
  • 43. What unconventional filming practice did Varda employ in the 1950s?
A) Location shooting
B) Constructed indoor sets
C) Silent film techniques
D) Painted backdrops
  • 44. Which film was Varda's final film?
A) Varda by Agnès
B) Faces Places
C) The Gleaners and I
D) The Beaches of Agnès
  • 45. What was Varda's father's profession?
A) Photographer
B) Sculptor
C) Filmmaker
D) Engineer
  • 46. Which film by Agnès Varda was about the Rue Mouffetard street market?
A) L'opéra-mouffe
B) Cléo from 5 to 7
C) La Pointe Courte
D) Daguerréotypes
  • 47. What is Cléo waiting for in Cléo from 5 to 7?
A) A singing audition
B) A wedding ceremony
C) A train departure
D) Biopsy results
  • 48. What is the approximate run-time of Cléo from 5 to 7?
A) 89 minutes
B) 75 minutes
C) 60 minutes
D) 120 minutes
  • 49. Daguerréotypes was released in which year?
A) 1976
B) 1977
C) 1958
D) 1961
  • 50. On which street does the documentary Daguerréotypes take place?
A) Rue Daguerre
B) Rue Mouffetard
C) Rue de la Paix
D) Rue de Rivoli
  • 51. What kind of company did Agnès Varda found in 1977?
A) A film school
B) A distribution agency
C) A production company
D) A photography studio
  • 52. What is the name of Varda's production company founded in 1977?
A) Ciné-Tamaris
B) Varda Vision
C) Daguerre Productions
D) La Pointe Courte Films
  • 53. In One Sings, the Other Doesn't, which character pays for Suzanne's abortion?
A) The filmmaker
B) Varda
C) Cléo
D) Pomme
  • 54. What does Pomme become involved in throughout One Sings, the Other Doesn't?
A) A career in journalism
B) The French tourist office
C) The feminist movement
D) The medical profession
  • 55. What motif does Cléo from 5 to 7 use to represent the woman's gaze?
A) Reflections
B) Window frames
C) Shadows
D) Labyrinthine streets
  • 56. What is the profession of the main character in Cléo from 5 to 7?
A) Baker
B) Pop singer
C) Documentary filmmaker
D) Tailor
  • 57. How many episodes is the film Vagabond divided into?
A) 47
B) 50
C) 14
D) 38
  • 58. Who is the main character whose death is investigated in Vagabond?
A) Mary-Jane
B) Jane
C) Lucy
D) Mona
  • 59. Which actor plays Mary-Jane in Kung-Fu Master!?
A) Charlotte Gainsbourg
B) Mathieu Demy
C) Agnès Varda
D) Jane Birkin
  • 60. Who portrays the character of Julien in Kung-Fu Master!?
A) Jacques Demy
B) Mathieu Demy
C) Charlotte Gainsbourg
D) An unnamed actor
  • 61. Which character is the daughter of Mary-Jane in Kung-Fu Master!?
A) Mona
B) Sarah
C) Jane
D) Lucy
  • 62. What does the arcade game 'Kung-Fu Master' symbolize for Julien?
A) His desire to become a director
B) A link to his father
C) Youthful escapism
D) His hatred of school
  • 63. At which film festival did Kung-Fu Master! compete for the Golden Bear?
A) Sundance Film Festival
B) Venice Film Festival
C) 38th Berlin International Film Festival
D) Cannes Film Festival
  • 64. Jacquot de Nantes was created following the death of whom?
A) Julien
B) Mona
C) Mathieu Demy
D) Jacques Demy
  • 65. What craft does young Jacquot become obsessed with in the film?
A) Filmmaking crafts
B) Classical music
C) Literature
D) Political activism
  • 66. Which theme is considered a common thread in Varda's work as seen in Jacquot de Nantes?
A) Political revolution
B) Accepting death
C) Modern technology
D) Urban decay
  • 67. What is the age of the character Julien in Kung-Fu Master!?
A) 18
B) 40
C) 10
D) 14
  • 68. What is the primary subject of the documentary The Gleaners and I?
A) The history of the French film industry
B) The life of Agnès Varda's husband
C) People who gather leftover harvest or recycled materials
D) The architecture of rural France
  • 69. Who co-directed the 2017 film Faces Places with Varda?
A) Jean Laplanche
B) Jean-Luc Godard
C) JR
D) An unnamed cinematographer
  • 70. Which director did Varda and JR try to interview at the end of Faces Places?
A) Jacques Demy
B) Jean Laplanche
C) François Truffaut
D) Jean-Luc Godard
  • 71. What specific item does Varda mention loving in Varda by Agnes?
A) Antique cameras
B) Abstract paintings
C) Heart-shaped potatoes
D) Digital storage devices
  • 72. Where does the final scene of Faces Places take place?
A) Cannes
B) The French countryside
C) Rolle
D) Paris
  • 73. How did Varda describe her feelings toward her Oscar nomination?
A) Very proud and honored
B) Happy, but not necessarily proud
C) Indifferent and bored
D) Angry that it took so long
  • 74. According to Varda, when did she make most of her filmmaking discoveries?
A) During the pre-production planning
B) During the casting auditions
C) During the editing process
D) During the initial scriptwriting phase
  • 75. What did Varda seek to create by finding images or dialogue during editing?
A) A motif
B) A commercial break
C) A musical soundtrack
D) A theatrical script
  • 76. What professional background influenced Varda's inclusion of still images in her films?
A) Literature
B) Journalism
C) Painting
D) Photography
  • 77. Which of these authors influenced Varda?
A) Ernest Hemingway
B) William Faulkner
C) James Joyce
D) Virginia Woolf
  • 78. Which artistic movement influenced Varda?
A) Neo-classical
B) Surrealism
C) Impressionism
D) Baroque
  • 79. What was the focus of Varda's film about the Black Panthers?
A) The police force's perspective
B) The 'Free Huey' campaign
C) The history of the political party
D) The daily life of Huey Newton
  • 80. Which specific movement is Agnès Varda's work most closely associated with?
A) Left Bank (Rive Gauche)
B) Poetic Realism
C) Cahiers du Cinéma
D) French Impressionism
  • 81. Which literary movement was Left Bank Cinema strongly tied to?
A) Surrealism
B) Romanticism
C) Existentialism
D) Nouveau roman
  • 82. What is the key stylistic characteristic of the Left Bank movement compared to the Cahiers du Cinéma group?
A) Focus on big-budget Hollywood remakes
B) Strict adherence to traditional narrative
C) Avoidance of political themes
D) More experimental style
  • 83. What political orientation did members of the Left Bank group typically hold?
A) Left-wing
B) Right-wing
C) Libertarian
D) Centrist
  • 84. In what year did Varda sign the Manifesto of the 343?
A) 1958
B) 1962
C) 1990
D) 1971
  • 85. At what age did Agnès Varda die?
A) 90
B) 85
C) 95
D) 80
  • 86. Where was Agnès Varda buried?
A) Père Lachaise Cemetery
B) Rue Daguerre
C) Montparnasse Cemetery
D) Tours Cemetery
  • 87. Which film did Varda work on with her daughter?
A) Faces Places
B) The Manifesto
C) Uncle Yanco
D) Cléo from 5 to 7
  • 88. Who is the father of Varda's daughter, Rosalie?
A) Jim Morrison
B) Jacques Demy
C) Antoine Bourseiller
D) Jean Varda
  • 89. In what city did Varda meet Jacques Demy?
A) Tours
B) Paris
C) California
D) Lyon
  • 90. In which city was the exhibition 'Agnès Varda at Bildmuseet' held?
A) Helsinki
B) Umeå
C) Berlin
D) Paris
  • 91. When did the 'Agnès Varda Expo 54' exhibition occur?
A) 2017
B) 2022
C) 2021
D) 2019
  • 92. What is the ISBN of 'Agnès Varda: Director's Inspiration'?
A) 9791040112174
B) 9782866421458
C) 9781617039201
D) 9781636810607
  • 93. When is the 'Agnès Varda's Paris from here to there' exhibition scheduled to end?
A) 24 August 2025
B) 28 January 2024
C) 5 January 2025
D) 28 August 2022
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