April 15 — we invite you to a screening of the культовий French film Vagabond by Agnès Varda — one of the key figures of the French New Wave.
About the film
The film tells the story of Mona, an independent drifter found dead in a ditch, whose life is gradually reconstructed through the memories of those who crossed paths with her. It soon becomes clear that no one truly knew her.
The narrative reveals the fragility of human connections, the search for freedom, and life on the margins of society. The film is considered a cinematic classic and a cult example of socially engaged, documentary-style filmmaking within the French New Wave.
Screening details
Language: French, Arabic, and English with Ukrainian and English subtitles
Date & time: April 15, 18:30
Duration: 1 hr 45 min + Post-screening discussion
Location: Jam Factory Art Center, Lviv
124 Bohdana Khmelnytskoho St., Auditorium Hall
Tickets are available online and at the Art Center reception
Ticket price: 120 UAH
Discount categories:
• 60 UAH — students and seniors
• Free — military personnel and veterans
The screening is supported by the French Institute in Ukraine and Alliance Française de Lviv.
More about the art center’s events: jamfactory.ua
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Agnès Varda is one of the key directors of French and European cinema as a whole. Her Cléo from 5 to 7 is a breath of fresh air in the cinema of the 1960s. And Vagabond is a drama about a nomadic woman who lives on the road, rebelling against society and challenging its rigid norms.
Varda constantly experimented with form, remained attentive and empathetic, never avoided complex themes, and was deeply sensitive. “Emotion is intelligence” (L’émotion est intelligence), she wrote. There are hardly better words to describe her films.