Jasmine Thiré milks the goats. Eight goats yield eight quarts of milk every day. They make thirty small cheeses, which age for seventeen days. Then the postman delivers a huge, red dress, which floats before her. She enter its folds, finds herself in a cave or mine, then walks into town, slowly losing three buttons. One is collected by a man who saves it and notes it on a card. Another is found by a boy, who plants it in the earth and waters it. From it grows a hyacinth. Mlle Thiré notes it's a big, old world and she is young, but determined to enjoy it.
For the 60th anniversary of her first movie, Agnes Varda offers a simple fairy tale which hints at endless possibilities.
Plot summary
“Miss Jasmine! I have a package for you!” The 14-year-old girl with braces takes a break from milking the goat. Her local postman has delivered a surprise. She opens it up. Out floats a magical magenta ball dress ten times her teenage size. “I am curious,” she says, and enters the folds of the dress. From here, Jasmine⎯headstrong, a dreamer, a realist⎯takes us on a modern anti-fairy tale through caves and stalagmites, streets and shop windows, obsessions and everyday empowerment.
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March 07, 2021 at 09:40 PM