Cinévardaphoto (2004)

The second film, Ulysse (1982) fares better, and explores a single, haunting photograph taken by Varda back in 1954. She interviews the subjects 30 years later and tries to find the essence of the photo. Thirdly, we get Salut les Cubains (1963), which collects a vibrant montage of Varda's photos of Cuba and sets them to both music and narration. The one drawback is that the subtitles flash by as quickly as the photos and if the viewer gets caught up in one, he will miss out on the other. Even though the narration is by Michel Piccoli and Varda, it would have been fine to hire English actors to dub the words.

Overall, Cinevardaphoto is a mixed effort, but it's nice to hear from Varda, still vibrant in her 70s.