Faces Places (2017)

Director Agnes Varda and photographer/muralist J.R. journey through rural France and form an unlikely friendship.

Directors:

JR, Agnès Varda

Writers:

JR, Agnès Varda

Stars:

Agnès Varda, JR, Jeannine Carpentier

Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 36 wins & 36 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Agnès Varda	...	Herself
JR	...	Himself
Jeannine Carpentier	...	Herself
Clemens Van Dungern	...	Himself
Marie Douvet	...	Herself
Jean-Paul Beaujon	...	Himself
Nathalie Schleehauf	...	Herself
Vincent Gils	...	Himself
Claude Flaert	...	Himself
Patrick Bernard	...	Himself
Amaury Bossy	...	Himself
Didier Campy Comte	...	Himself
Jacky Patin	...	Himself
Pony-Soleil-Air-Sauvage-Nature	...	Himself (as Pony)
Patricia Mercier	...	Herself

Storyline

Agnes Varda, one of the leading lights of France's honored French New Wave cinema era, and professional photographer and muralist, J.R., partake on a special art project. Together, they travel around France in a special box truck equipped as a portable photo booth and traveling printing facility as they take photographs of people around the country. With that inspiration, they also create special colossal mural pictures of individuals, communities and places they want to honor and celebrate. Along the way, the old cinematic veteran and the young artistic idealist enjoy an odd friendship as they chat and explore their views on the world as only they can.

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Plot Keywords:

france | rural setting | countryside | on the road | friend | 

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Genres:

Documentary

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for brief nude images and thematic elements

Details

Official Sites:

Cohen Media Group (CMG) [United States] Curzon Artificial Eye [United Kingdom]

Country:

France

Language:

French

Release Date:

28 June 2017 (France)

Also Known As:

Faces Places

Filming Locations:

Paris, France

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$31,006, 8 October 2017, Limited Release

Gross USA:

$953,717, 19 April 2018

Company Credits

Production Co:

Ciné Tamaris, Social Animals, Rouge International

Technical Specs

Runtime:

94 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

With her nomination for Best Documentary Feature at 89 years old, Agnès Varda becomes the oldest person nominated for any competitive Oscar.

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Quotes

Agnès Varda: [to JR after he takes off his sunglasses] I don't see you very well, but I see you.

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Connections

Features Cleo from 5 to 7 (1962)

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Soundtracks

C'était bien
Written by Robert Nyel and Gaby Verlor
(C) Editions Bagatelle
with the kind permission of Editions et Productions Sidonie
Arranged by Matthieu Chedid (as -M-)
Piano: Charlène Juarez

User Reviews

cross-generational gap

Time seems to be moving faster with every passing decade, with a younger generation looming around the corner to put a fresh perspective on life, art and politics. Visages Villages introduces the gap between the old and the new, as director Agnes Varda and photographer J.R. journey through rural France and form an unlikely friendship along the way.

J.R. and Agnes steal the show with their engaging philosophical chats and heartwarming intergenerational chemistry, no writer could've written a script like this. As we follow them on their travels from town to town, a deeper connection is developed not just between the two artists but between the townspeople they leave a mark on, literally. Both retrospective and introspective, Visages Villages challenges the viewer to bridge the generational gap with respect and gratitude but also to shape what has already come, to better what is to be. This thoroughly sweet watch will leave you with a gigantic smile on your face, and is likely to remain as indelible as the art work that is displayed.