This collection of early short works finds Agnès Varda observing people, places, and spaces from France to Cuba. In L’opéra-Mouffe, she evokes the “imaginative world of pregnancy” with a dreamlike montage that combines poetic imagery with documentary portraits shot in the gritty neighborhood of Rue Mouffetard. Capturing azure waters and lobster-skinned tourists in the saturated hues of a vacation slide, the jaunty, witty Du côté de la côte celebrates the beauty and absurdity of the Côte d’Azur, while Ô saisons, ô chateaux, commissioned by the national tourism board to promote the medieval castles of the Loire Valley region, is equally colorful and playful. A collection of photographs Varda took on her visit to Cuba in the winter of 1962–63 forms the basis of the innovative Salut les Cubains, narrated by Varda and actor Michel Piccoli, which captures the revolutionary spirit and reveals individuals alive with hope for the future.