Intro by Jane Birkin! Agnès Varda's Kung Fu Master!
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In one of her finest, most vulnerable performances, Jane Birkin is a 40-year-old divorcée who falls in love with her daughter’s 14-year-old, video-game-obsessed classmate (Mathieu Demy, son of director Agnès Varda and filmmaker Jacques Demy). This eyebrow-raising premise is presented with surprising sympathy and tenderness, a radical challenge to audience identification and an all-too-rare exploration of female subjectivity. Throughout, Varda interweaves snapshots of the AIDS crisis, adding a pointed sociopolitical subtext to this one-of-a-kind romance. Based on an original story by Birkin, Kung Fu Master! is a true family affair, with the actress’ daughters (Charlotte Gainsbourg and Lou Doillon), parents, and brother all appearing alongside her. A Cinelicious Pics release.
Kung Fu Master! / Le petit amour
Agnès Varda, France, 1988, DCP, 80m
English and French with English subtitles
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