The Complete Varda 7 – Daguerréotypes

On the seventh episode of The Complete Varda, Matt and Travis discuss the charming documentary Varda made for German television in 1975, Daguerréotypes. A simple profile of the shops and their keepers on the block in Paris where Varda lived until the end of her life, the film also served as a challenge for Varda, who restricted herself to a 200 foot range around her flat in order to stay close to her young son. We discuss this clever juxtaposition of filmic text and performance piece outside of the work, along with the political implications of the film; but we also bask in the glow of a neighborhood’s charm that typified a bygone era even at the time of its filming. The Complete Social: Twitter | Facebook | Find us on Threads @thecompletepod! Matt Gasteier: Letterboxd Travis Trudell: Letterboxd