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Still from Les dites cariatides — Les dites cariatides (1984) — Agnès VardaPhotographed by Jean-Pierre Albasy and Cyril Lathus

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Les dites cariatides

Les Dites Cariatides

France / French / 1984 / 12m

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Letterboxd: 3.76/5·4.9K ratings·1.1K reviewson Letterboxd
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Synopsis

Agnès Varda turns her camera on the sculpted female figures that grace the architecture of Paris.

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Position 23
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The Films of Agnès Varda
Position 23

Credits

Crew

DirectorAgnès Varda

CinematographerJean-Pierre Albasy, Cyril Lathus

ComposerJean-Philippe Rameau, Jean-Charles Guirand,

François Wertheimer

EditorHélène Wolf

ProducerAgnès Varda

Cast

Agnès Vardaas Narrator

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