O cinema de Agnès Varda como espaço de resistência: a segunda onda feminista em Resposta das mulheres (1975) e Uma canta, a outra não (1977)

Abstract

This research analyzes how the demands of the French Second Wave of Feminism, especially in relation to reproductive rights and the critique of double working hours, influenced Agnès Varda’s cinema. To this end, a film analysis of the works Women’s Response: Our Body, Our Sex! (1975) and One Sings, the Other Doesn’t (1977) is carried out, based on a bibliographical review of materialist feminism in France between the 1960s and 1970s. The study investigates the French political context of the time and identifies the presence of feminist issues in Varda’s productions. By founding Ciné- Tamaris independently, the filmmaker not only reaffirmed her political engagement, but also transformed her films into spaces of resistance, in which she critically explored gender inequalities. The research highlights the relevance of her work in the articulation between cinema and feminist activism, demonstrating how her narratives reflect debates of the time and contribute to the expansion of female representation in French cinema. Furthermore, the study investigates how Varda, as one of the few female filmmakers of her generation, paved the way for new female voices in the film industry. The analysis shows that her work not only documents feminist struggles, but also proposes new forms of representation of women. The conclusion points out that Varda’s cinema, by incorporating feminist debates into its aesthetics and narrative, reaffirms itself as a space of resistance and social critique.