Faces Places (2017)

Original title

Visages Villages

Directed by

JR, Agnès Varda

Genre

documentary film

Country

France

Runtime

1h 29m

Rated

12

Rating

7.6 of 10 from 417 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

An elderly filmmaker and a young artist travel through rural France. They meet locals and create giant portraits that they paste onto buildings. The film follows their journey and the connections they make.

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What happens

Faces Places (French: Visages Villages) is a 2017 French documentary film directed by filmmaker Agnès Varda and artist JR. The film documents the duo as they journey through rural France, capturing the portraits of the people they meet along the way. Their collaborative process leads them to create large-scale portraits, which are then displayed on buildings and other public spaces, leaving a profound impact on both the subjects and the communities they visit. The film was screened out of competition at the 2017 Cannes Film Festival, where it earned critical acclaim and won the L'Œil d'or award, which is given for the best documentary. It was officially released in France on 28 June 2017, and later in the United States on 6 October 2017. At the 90th Academy Awards, Faces Places was nominated for Best Documentary Feature. Notably, it was Agnès Varda's second-to-last cinematic work before her death. It was followed by the two-episode 2019 documentary series, Varda by Agnès, which offers a retrospective look at her career. The film is an exploration of art, human connection, and the power of shared experiences, bridging generational and cultural gaps through the simple act of portraiture. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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