Diary of a Pregnant Woman (1958)
- 16 min
- Documentary
- 6.7/10 (1393 votes)
Plot
A pregnant filmmaker takes us to rue Mouffetard, "la Mouffe," in the Latin Quarter of Paris for a mix of documentary footage and imagined scenes. Vignettes or chapters unfold - on the feeling of nature, on pregnancy, on anxiety, on desire, and so forth. Women shop at a vegetable market, their faces marked by care and poverty. We see young lovers, playful and innocent. Derelicts drink and sleep on sidewalks. A weary pregnant woman carries her shopping bags; later, she eats flowers. There are counterpoints of gritty realism and playful, near-surrealistic images. Political and artistic consciousnesses create a montage.
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Diary of a Pregnant Woman is a documentary movie featuring Dorothée Blanck and directed by Agnès Varda.
Diary of a Pregnant Woman is currently streaming on Criterion Channel.