Agnès Varda is a very important and individual voice in the modern French cinema. This conclusion presents some closing thoughts on the concepts discussed in the previous chapters of this book. Varda's career pre-dates the start of the Nouvelle Vague, and La Pointe Courte shows several of the characteristics which would make that movement famous, five years before its officially recognised start. Her œuvre is exceedingly varied, comprising documentaries and fiction films, short films and features, and also a large number which lie between the two. Together they form a body of work which has considerable formal and thematic coherence. Her films show a deep awareness of the signifying power of every element of the. Even in her most straightforward fictions, she is never concerned simply to tell a story, but always to reflect on the implications of events through the way in which they are presented.