Synopsis
Marking a long-awaited return to filmmaking in the year of her 90th birthday, Face Places sees iconic filmmaker Agnès Varda forging an unexpected collaboration with photographer JR as they embark on a road trip like no other. The two artists share a passion for images and how they’re created, displayed and shared; Varda through cinema, JR through his emotionally arresting outdoor installations. Inspired by this connection, they set out in JR’s photo booth-enhanced truck, exploring the villages and small towns of rural France and meeting its humble residents – all the while creating large-scale portraits plastered across unconventional locations. What follows is a heart-warming insight into unnamed communities, documented here in Varda’s typically playful and tender manner. A Cannes Film Festival award-winner and Academy Award nominee, Faces Places is a deeply charming and life-affirming look at not only the subtle power of community, but the inspiration that comes from the most cross-generational of friendships.
Director
Agnès Varda
Details
Original title: Visages Villages
Awards
IN CINEMAS & ON DEMAND NOW
Available On DVD & Blu-ray November 5
GENRE: Documentary
DIRECTOR: Agnès Varda
DURATION: 89 Mins
COUNTRIES: France
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Reviews
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“A movie about itself: the subjects are so warm and wonderful it’s a wise move”
Jordan Hoffman, The Guardian
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“Charming”
Isabel Stevens, Sight & Sound
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“Magnificently moving, funny, life-affirming, and altogether wonderful ”
David Ehrlich, Indiewire
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