The Complete Podcast

The Complete is dedicated to taking chronological journeys through the most rewarding filmographies in cinema. Each season covers one director, with each episode focusing on one feature film from their catalog. The first season was dedicated to Stanley Kubrick, while the second season covered Elaine May, the third focused on Krzysztof Kieślowski, and our fourth season covered Satoshi Kon. Our current season explores the films of Agnès Varda.

The Complete Podcast is a tv podcast hosted by Matthew Gasteier, with 69 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Matthew Gasteier hosts The Complete Podcast, a tv show with 69 episodes published.

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  Episode #25

  Varda 25 - Wrap Up with Valeria Rotella

  Aug 13, 20252h 13mS5

  <p></p> <p>Matt and Travis wrap up their Varda journey with a very special guest. Valeria Rotella produced the bible that was used throughout this season: The Complete Films of Agnès Varda from the Criterion Collection. We discuss her own relationship with Varda’s work, her job as a producer for home media, and the box itself – perhaps the best thing Criterion has released to date. We hope you enjoy the conversation and this season!</p> <p>We’ll be back with a new director soon!</p> The Complete Social: Facebook | Find us on Instagram @thecompletepod! Matt Gasteier: Letterb...

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  Episode #24

  The Complete Varda 24 - Varda by Agnès

  Jul 2, 20251h 34mS5

  <p></p> <p>Varda’s final film is the summation of her career – literally. As with her penultimate work, this documentary was prompted by Varda’s daughter Rosalie, who suggested that Agnès tell her own story rather than have someone tell it for her. We discuss the relative structure of this autobiographical work with the earlier Beaches of Agnès, Varda’s evolving reputation as she moved into the final years of her life, and why you should display proper posture when sitting in the front row. We hope you have enjoyed this journey, and we will have a very speci...

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  Episode #23

  The Complete Varda 23 - Faces Places

  Jun 7, 20251h 12mS5

  <p></p> <p>Varda’s most well-known film from the last two decades of her life, Faces Places is a film collaboration with artist J.R. A warm both of a film, Faces Places is an exploration of the French countryside and the unexpected combination of two very different artists who are nevertheless united in their love of people. Matt and Travis discuss the film’s conventional style – and how unconventional of a description that is for an average Varda film. We also go off on quite a tangent! We hope you enjoy.</p> <p>Referenced on the show: Why Cultur...

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  Episode #22

  The Complete Varda 22 - Agnès Varda: From Here to There

  May 4, 20251h 5mS5

  <p></p> <p>A running theme with Varda’s 21st century work is the unusual nature of its conception and/or execution, and From Here to There plays right into this pattern. Created out of Varda’s own recordings of her travels and encounters with artists of all types throughout the world, this miniseries presents Varda as curious consumer and globe-trotting ambassador for the novel and bold. Matt and Travis discuss the unusual nature of the film and dive into the notion of modern art and Varda’s relationship with it.</p> The Complete Social: Facebook | Find us on Instagram @thecom...

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  Episode #21

  The Complete Varda 21 - The Beaches of Agnès

  Apr 7, 20251h 57mS5

  <p></p> <p>For the 21st episode of season five, Matt and Travis cover one of the most extraordinary autobiographical documentaries in film history, The Beaches of Agnès. We discuss Varda’s love of beaches, her unusual and free-flowing structure, and her uncanny ability to piece it all together in a graceful and intellectually stimulating final package. This is one of Varda’s most complex and popular works, and it was great fun to unpack.</p> The Complete Social: Facebook | Find us on Instagram @thecompletepod! Matt Gasteier: Letterboxd Travis Trudell: Letterboxd

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