La Pointe Courte (Original photograph of Agnès Varda with cast and crew members on the set of the 1955 French film)

  • N.p.: N.p., 1955
By Agnès Varda (director, screenwriter); Silvia Monfort, Philippe Noiret (starring)
N.p.: N.p., 1955. Vintage borderless photograph from the 1955 film, showing director Agnès Varda with cast and crew members during filming on location in Sète. Phototeque stamp and provenance label on the verso.

A couple takes a trip to a small French fishing village to repair their relationship. Meanwhile, the village fishermen fight the government's recent ban on harvesting shellfish from a small, potentially toxic lagoon. A forerunner of the French New Wave, shot on a shoestring budget, and considered by French historian Georges Sadoul to be "the first film of the nouvelle vague."

Shot on location in Sète.

6 x 5 inches. Fine.

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