The Portrayal of Women in the Works of Agnes Varda

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Ege Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi
Volume:4 Issue:1-2
The Portrayal of Women in the Works of Agnes Varda

The Portrayal of Women in the Works of Agnes Varda

Authors : Mine Çimen

Pages : 91-107

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Publication Date : 2024-01-08

Article Type : Review Paper

Abstract :In her long-lasting career spanning more than six decades, Agnès Varda has created myriad works varying from short to feature, documentary to fiction, even some of uncategorised. Despite mostly regarded as hybrid, they are unswervingly revolving around two contexts: women and their experience of everyday urban life. Positioning within the main scheme of gender and urban studies, the first part of this review study, I will try to shed a general light on Varda’s peculiar feminine universe reflecting upon her filmography with references to her personal life and her films. The eclectic style of hers that is highlighted with the themes of versatility and reflexivity will be the main trajectory. In the second part, the act of walking as well as the act of looking; that is, her nomadic cinema and how she subverts the male gaze will be explored. Overall, while the portrayal of women in the works of Agnès Varda will be on the main agenda, through the perspective of her women who are always on move, who always transgress the boundaries and subvert the patriarchal discourses; the representation of the body, the notion of gaze and experimenting with city spaces will also be analysed.
Keywords : Agnès Varda, şehir çalışmaları, feminist filmler, kadın yönetmenler, dişil bakış, göçebe sinema

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