Thanks Eric, thought this was the appropriate time to write something about it.
D > On Apr 1, 2019, at 12:34 PM, Eric Theise <ericthe...@gmail.com> wrote: > > I'm so glad you posted the story about walking into that "video store", > Dominic, I remember hearing you tell it elsewhere (BAMPFA?) and am glad to > see it "in print". > > > On Mon, Apr 1, 2019 at 12:29 PM Dominic Angerame <dominic.anger...@gmail.com > <mailto:dominic.anger...@gmail.com>> wrote: > I am so glad that I had the chance to meet and talk with Agnes Varda during > my lifetime. The first time I met her was when she presented “Vagabond" at > the World Theatre in Chinatown, San Francisco, located around the corner > from my apartment. It was presented as part of a tribute by the San Francisco > International Film Festival and the film was being premiered. I approached > her after the screening in my role of Executive Director for Canyon Cinema. > I wanted to have Canyon distribute her prints since they seemed almost > impossible to locate for rental at that time. She refused because she wanted > Canyon Cinema to pay for the prints. Alas Canyon had no policy or funds to > purchase prints for distribution. As such an opportunity to distribute her > films disappeared. > > The second time I met her was in Paris. My film "In the Course of Human > Events" was being shown as part of an art show curated by Paul Virilio called > "Ce Que Arrive". The exhibition focused on artwork and films that dealt with > disasters. Since my film " In the Course of Human Events” centered around > images of the destruction of a freeway that was damaged by the Loma Prieta > earthquake of 1989. . Also as part of the exhibition was Bruce Conner’s > “Crossroads" and "Boston Fire" by Peter Hutton and other experimental > filmmakers. The salon called Cafe de Penquin is located on Rue Deguerre. This > cafe was a meeting place where Paul Virilio would host the filmmakers and > curator of “Ce Qui Arrive” for lunch and conversation. I had with Paul > Virilio in French about the role of artists in today’s society. Virilio > mentioned that the artists were the first victims in society. After lunch and > coffee I took a walk down the avenue to explore. Rue Deguerre was located at > the back end of the Montparnasse Cemetery and quite unique and scenic. > > I walked past a store front that had its windows entirely covered with > posters of Agnes Vardas’ films. At first I thought it was a video store. I > walked in and there was Agnes Varda sitting behind a flatbat editor with one > of her assistants. I had actually walked into Varda’s studio, it was not a > video store.After I enter she walked over to the door and locked it. She > remembered my original meeting with her here in San Francisco. She then > invited me to a screening room in the back of the large studio. She told me > to sit down an then Agnes ask if I would like to view her new film, a sequel > to The Gleaners and I. down She excused herself and came back with a bottle > of wine for me to enjoy as I watched the film. The film was great and after > the the private screening I left and thank her profusely for her kindness. > > The other time I had the chance to meet Agnes Varda was at the Viennale Film > Festival in Austria where I was honored to have a complete retrospective of > every film I had made. Once more she was smiling, talkative and I reminded > her of our previous meeting. She had remembered that incident with fondness > and was impressed on my boldness of entering her private studio. > > Dominic Angerame > > _______________________________________________ > FrameWorks mailing list > FrameWorks@jonasmekasfilms.com <mailto:FrameWorks@jonasmekasfilms.com> > https://mailman-mail5.webfaction.com/listinfo/frameworks > <https://mailman-mail5.webfaction.com/listinfo/frameworks> > _______________________________________________ > FrameWorks mailing list > FrameWorks@jonasmekasfilms.com > https://mailman-mail5.webfaction.com/listinfo/frameworks
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