Agnes Varda, The French film director dies at 90

The Belgian-born French film director Agnes Varda dies at 90. She was emerged in the New Wave movement of the 1960s and continued to direct influential work including 2017’s Oscar-nominated documentary “Faces Places”.

Varda’s death was confirmed by her production company Cine Tamaris. Her filmography consists of ever favorite movies like Cleo De 5 A 7, Sans Toit Ni Loi — for which she won the Golden Lion in 1985 — Jacquot De Nantes and Les Glaneurs Et La Glaneuse.

She had received several awards like Academy Honorary Award, Golden Lion and lot more. She was the first female director to be awarded an honorary Oscar in 2017, and became the oldest ever nominee for a competitive Oscar last year.

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