Varda/Cuba

In 1962, as the diplomatic crisis between the United States and the Soviet Union was fully underway, pioneering Nouvelle Vague director Agnès Varda – like so many French intellectuals before her – opted to relocate to Havana, Cuba. Equipped with a small Leica camera, she photographed everyday life in the city and collated material for a future film. At this exhibit, the Centre Pompidou unveils those images for the every first time and juxtaposes them with the resulting film, ‘Salut les Cubains’.

TRANSLATION: HUW OLIVER