Kieslowski seems to be talked about mainly for the Three Colors trilogy, the Decalogue, and Double Life of Veronique, which is understandable for obvious reasons, but he was really firing on all cylinders well before hitting any of those heights. Blind Chance has an immediate hook with its cool concept of how one moment can take our lives into entirely different directions. It's a fun idea that's been used plenty of times since then in tons of episodes of TV…

My first experience with Agnes Varda's work as a director, and it certainly won't be my last. This episodic tale of a female drifter is beguiling, elusive, and absolutely magnificent. At first it seems like it's going to be a kind of mystery, showing us the death of this mysterious woman and then flashing back to the weeks leading up to her demise, but the journey Varda takes us on is ultimately one of sincere empathy and human understanding. Through…