A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Release Date:
July 3, 2004
Original Title:
Ydessa, les ours et etc.
Genres:
Documentary
Production Companies:
CNC
Ciné-Tamaris
France 2
France 5
Jeu de Paume
Production Countries:
France
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
Runtime: 44
Ydessa Hendeles' exhibition entitled "The living and the Artificial" (consisting of works of art all comprising a photograph of living persons in the company of one or several teddy bears) had puzzled Agnès Varda so much that she decided to go to Toronto where the artist lives and interview her. In front of Agnes Varda's DV camera, Ydessa tells about the singularity of her artistic approach. She also expresses herself about the Holocaust, which both her parents survived.
Director:
Agnès Varda
Director of Photography:
Claire Duguet
Rick Kearney
John Holosko
Markus Seitz
Editor:
Thomas Benigni
Jean-Baptiste Morin
Agnès Varda
Music:
Isabelle Olivier
Original Music Composer:
Didier Lockwood
Producer:
Agnès Varda
Sound:
Jens Christian Börner
Jason Milligan
Robert Fletcher
Writer:
Agnès Varda
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