Lionel and daughter Joséphine, come together each night, world-weary, to
share dinner with each other. The modern objects that define the space
around them-- appliances like their rice cooker, coffeemaker, and washing
machine--contrast with the timelessness of their relationship, a father raising
his daughter alone, the unspoken but heartfelt bond between them that Denis
(Chocolate) orchestrates profoundly through her methodical mise-en-scene.
her childhood with actors as she walks through scenes and comments on them,
offering clips from her films and sharing details of her private life, from her
youth up to her 80th birthday. Assembling fragments of memories like puzzles
pieces, gradually the story of her life emerges. This delicately personal film
delves into what makes Varda the eccentric, creative, tireless woman who made
such a mark on filmmaking over the past five decades.
French American Cultural Exchange
of Communication and Culture
and IU Cinema, with support
from the French American
Cultural Exchange