Screening

VARDA CINEMA

The female body as a place for conflict, resistance and speaking out

02.04.2026

Curator Elvira Del Guercio
Guest director Céline Sciamma

Villa Medici presents an exceptional film program to coincide with the exhibition Agnès Varda, De-ci de-là, Paris-Rome.

CINÉ VARDA is presented at Villa Medici over three dates, bringing together Italian curators and specialists, and guest directors.

VARDA CINEMA

The first event, focusing on the female body as a site of conflict, resistance and expression, is proposed by Franco-Italian director Céline Sciamma (winner of the screenplay prize at Cannes in 2019 for Portrait de la jeune fille en feu) and Elvira Del Guercio, an Italian programmer and curator specializing in gender issues.

All day long, from 10am, the Citerne space within the Agnès Varda exhibition is activated by rare films and shorts by Agnès Varda. Elvira Del Guercio has chosen to highlight L’Opéra Mouffe (1958), Réponses de femmes (1975), Les dites cariatides (1984) and Black Panthers (1968).

At 6pm, Elvira presents the cult film Sans toit ni loi (1985), in the Salle Michel Piccoli.
A journey through time, into the life of a homeless woman after the discovery of her body by the side of a road, which earned Sandrine Bonnaire the César for Best Actress and international acclaim.

To close this first evening of the Ciné Varda cycle, the film L’une chante, l’autre pas (1977) is presented at 8pm by Céline Sciamma, in discussion with Elvira Del Guercio.
A friendship between two young women that chronicles feminism and women’s rights.

10am-6pm: Cycle of screenings of rare films and shorts by Agnès Varda in the exhibition
6pm:Sans toit ni toi, Agnès Varda, 1985, 106′
Presented by Elvira de Guercio (15′)
8pm: L’une chante, l’autre pas, Agnès Varda, 1977, 120′
Presented by Céline Sciamma in discussion with Elvira de Guercio (discussion in English)

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CINÉ VARDA PROGRAM

Thursday, April 2, 2026
Curator: Elvira de Guercio
Guest director: Céline Sciamma

Monday, April 27, 2026
Curator : Daniela Persico
Guest director : Adele Tulli

Date to be confirmed in May 2026
Curator: Anna Massecchia

Over three days and three evenings, three Italian experts and three women directors present films, documentaries, bonus features and shorts by Agnès Varda, in dialogue with films by contemporary women filmmakers.

As presented in the exhibition Agnès Varda, De-ci de-là, Paris-Romeexhibition at Villa Medici, Agnès Varda’s life and work both provoke and maintain correspondences with Italy and Italian cinema. From her film project in Venice , La Mélangite (or Les Amours de Valentin), to her reportage on the strange forms of Villa della Torre, near Verona, to her photographs of great filmmakers such as Visconti and Fellini, Varda is linked to the Italian cultural scene.

Contemporary cinema, its women directors and theorists are all part of the legacy of the woman who changed the face of fiction and documentary cinema, and of stories from a woman’s point of view.

Over three days of screenings, encounters and conversations, Villa Medici presents a selection of films by Agnès Varda, as well as works in dialogue with her work, to shed light on their contemporary resonances and extensions in today’s cinema.

© L’opéra-Mouffe, Agnès Varda, 1958
Sans toit ni loi, Agnès Varda, 1985
L’une chante l’autre pas, Agnès Varda, 1977

Céline Sciamma

Céline Sciamma graduated from La Fémis with a degree in screenwriting, and in 2007 directed her first film, La Naissance des pieuvres, based on her graduation film. Presented at Cannes in the Un Certain Regard section, the film won the Louis-Delluc prize for first feature. Her next film, Tomboy (2011), in competition at the Berlin Film Festival, was a great success with audiences and critics alike. In 2014, Céline Sciamma returns to Cannes with Bande de filles, presented at the Directors’ Fortnight. At the same time, she continues to work as a screenwriter, notably for Jean-Baptiste de Laubier, alias Para One, who has composed the music for all her films. She participated in the writing development of Fabrice Gobert’s series Les Revenants, co-wrote André Téchiné’s Quand...

Elvira Del Guercio

Elvira Del Guercio is a programmer and curator working between Rome and Turin. A member of the selection committee for the Turin International Film Festival, she collaborates on the development and distribution of film projects at the Ozono production studio, where she oversees festival strategy, relations with markets and industry professionals, and editorial and promotional support. She contributes to the cultural programming of Trenta Formiche, a Roman ARCI club active on the independent cultural scene, where she is responsible for gender issues. She also collaborates with several Italian publications as a critic and correspondent at major European festivals, covering cinema, culture and gender representations. Her research focuses on the links between gender studies and audiovisual...

PRACTICAL INFORMATION

Thursday, April 2 – 6-10 p.m.
18h – 20h Screening Sans toit ni loi
20h – 22h Screening One sings, the other doesn’t
Screenings presented by director Céline Sciamma and programmer Elvira Del Guercio
Film in French ST Italian

3€ per session
6€ for the whole evening
Free for UNO DUO and TRIBU cardholders
Ticket also includes access to the Agnès Varda exhibition , De-ci de-là, Paris-Rome.
Ticket link coming soon.