A beautiful essay by John Crowley on death and eternity in Laphams Quarterly: http://www.laphamsquarterly.org/essays/in-the-midst-of-death.php This segued nciely (in my mind, anyway) the interview below with Agnes Varda, the foremost (only) female director active in the French Nouvelle Vague. I first read about The Beaches of Agnes , a documentary on Varda, when it was released in the US several months ago; still haven't watched it as I'll probably have to wait for the DVD, or else find it on Sidereel... read more
