Only now does it occur to me... that I must tip my hat to noted cat lover and French New Wave scamp Agnes Varda for making the most accurate video game adaptation of all time. That she does it in a twisted arthouse bildungsroman starring Jane Birkin and Charlotte Gainsbourg makes it all the more remarkable.
In a brief segment, Varda––who, bar none, is my favorite nouvelle vague gremlin–– recreates the stilted, sidescrolling action of arcade classic KUNG FU MASTER (a.k.a. SPARTAN X and SVT)
in a live action fantasy, down to the awkward walking animation, the weird crouches, and the unwieldy controls.
A+. What I wouldn't give to see Agnes Varda's MS. PAC-MAN.
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