---
title: 'La Pointe Courte (1955)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Agnès Varda'
released: '1955-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 80
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'France'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/la-pointe-courte-1955'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0048499/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# La Pointe Courte (1955)

1955 · 80 min · Drama · France

Original title: La Pointe courte

## Synopsis

La Pointe Courte is a 1955 French drama film directed by Agnès Varda. It has been cited by many critics as a forerunner of the French New Wave, with the historian Georges Sadoul calling it "truly the first film of the nouvelle vague". The film was shot and takes place in Sète in the south of France, "La Pointe Courte" being a tiny quarter of the town, known as the fisherman's village.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Agnès Varda](https://cinepixo.com/people/agnes-varda)
- **Screenplay:** [Agnès Varda](https://cinepixo.com/people/agnes-varda)
- **Editor:** [Alain Resnais](https://cinepixo.com/people/alain-resnais)

## Cast

- [Philippe Noiret](https://cinepixo.com/people/philippe-noiret)
- [Sète](https://cinepixo.com/people/sete)
- [Silvia Monfort](https://cinepixo.com/people/silvia-monfort)

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