Agnès Varda is to
receive an honorary Palme d’or during the Closing Ceremony of the 68th Festival
de Cannes. Previously, only Woody Allen, in 2002, Clint Eastwood, in 2009, and
Bernardo Bertolucci, in 2011, have been granted this supreme distinction by the
Board of Directors of the Festival de Cannes. The award is given to renowned
directors whose works have achieved a global impact but who have nevertheless
never won the Palme d’or.
Agnès Varda is the
first female director to garner the prestigious trophy. With her legendary
humour, she notes: “And yet my films have never sold as
much as theirs!” A photographer, screenplay writer, actress,
director and visual artist, Agnès Varda is a total all-rounder, a versatile
genius whose insatiable curiosity has led her into a whole variety of projects,
each of which she somehow turns into gold.
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