Agnès Varda

During World War I, the Allies and Central Powers fought a long and grueling war. Ernest Hemingway served in WWI as an ambulance driver and did not have a pedestrian life. Hemingway wrote the book Farewell to Arms based on his time in WWI. In A Farewell to Arms, the main character Frederic Henry is fighting in the Italian army; however, he is an American. During his time in the war, Henry meets a woman named Catherine Barkley and pursues a complex, quasi-relationship at first. After some time

Why is Frederic respectful to Priest ? Farewell to Arms is a story about Frederic Henry a Lieutenant in the ambulance corps how he grows to be mature throughout the course of the war. The story starts off as Frederick Henry not really caring for the war he at first does not believe in the war. He then wants to meet a girl called that he has heard about Catherine, who when she meets turns out to be the nature of the two. She Understands that the war is not as easily forgettable as Frederic Thinks

Symbolism in Farewell to Arms Ernest Hemingway’s Farewell to Arms contains plenty of symbolism for both World War I and the romance between the narrator, Frederic Henry, and his love, Catherine Barkley. Rain acts as one such recurring symbol. Throughout the novel, Hemingway juxtaposes rain and damp conditions with death. From destruction and casualties on the battlefield to the loss of loved ones, rain serves as a somber portent for these losses. Early in the novel, the falling of rain coexists

In the novel, A Farewell to Arms, Hemingway uses a metaphor to present Henry and Catherine’s goals in life. Hemingway depicts Catherine as loyal and devoted to Henry. Catherine believes that “ religion” and “ all got.” (FTA 116) Hemingway uses this metaphor to compare Henry to a person’s faith which shows her devotion and personal attachment. Henry and Catherine are trying to escape all the circumstances which interfere with their love and happiness. By using this metaphor, Hemingway is able to

Moral Ambiguity in A Farewell to Arms Throughout history, people have been categorized as either evil or good. However, this rigid classification oftentimes does not fully apply to the nuances of human character. In literature, these characters with both good and bad traits are known as morally ambiguous characters. Similarly, In Ernest Hemingway’s WWI Novel, A Farewell To Arms, the main character, Frederic Henry, can be seen as morally ambiguous through the contrasting nature of his violence and

viewers is something documentary directors have always strived for. This is exactly what Agnès Varda, a French filmmaker often associated with the French New Wave, does in 2000, at the age of 70, in her first digital film, Les Glaneurs et la glaneuse, a documentary about gleaning in all its possible different forms. In order to convey her ideas about gleaning in her documentary Les Glaneurs et la glaneuse, Varda uses both technical tools and thought-provoking content. This is evident through the way

The film The Gleaners and I (2000), by Agnès Varda, is a subtle attempt at bridging the gap between the past and the present by showing how tradition, necessity, and art have kept certain customs alive. In this uniquely intimate documentary, Varda sets out to find individuals who still practice the archaic lifestyle of gleaning, historically done by groups of women after the harvest. On her journey, Varda meets an array of characters from different backgrounds who all glean for different reasons

Agnes Varda, ‘the grandmother of the French New Wave’ is known for her quirky, documentary-styled cinematography. The title sequence of her second major film, Cloe 5 à 7, let’s the viewer glimpse upon this highly-stylized cinematography she would go on to perfect. Quoting Varda, she ‘wanted to make a very violent sequence that confronts the film within its contrast’. The film opens with Cléo (the main character the viewer follows for the rest of the film) getting her tarot card’s read. The scene

Agnès Varda made several films during the New Wave that were pertinent to women. She herself is in an atypical profession in the male dominated industry of film. She continues to challenge male-dominated filmmaking and creates films and characters that also challenge the traditional role of women. Any preconceived notions of what a woman should be are nowhere to be seen in Varda’s films. Feminism is manifested in many of Varda’s films. She shows the journey of different women in a male dominated

written and directed by Agnès Varda, a French pioneer of feminist cinema. Varda made a feminist portrait of a women way before its time. What makes it extraordinary film is the way Varda structured the film with real time within the story. Varda bring to the film her previous photography experience. Cléo from 5 to 7 is beautifully photographed and choreographed with a jazz soundtrack as the camera following Cléo through the streets of Paris following her journey of discovery. Varda smartly combined documentary