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Faces Places

Play trailer 2:10 Poster for Faces Places PG 2017 1h 29m Documentary Play Trailer Watchlist
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Director Agnès Varda and photographer and muralist JR journey through rural France and form an unlikely friendship.

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Equal parts breezily charming and poignantly powerful, Faces Places is a unique cross-generational portrait of life in rural France from the great Agnès Varda.

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Sukhdev Sandhu Sight & Sound 11/16/2018
Faces Places is a wonderful exercise in memory and merriment, in instinct and improvisation. Go to Full Review
Charlotte O'Sullivan London Evening Standard 09/25/2018
5/5
Faces Places is the most melancholy yet uplifting buddy movie you'll see all year. Go to Full Review
David Parkinson Empire Magazine 09/21/2018
4/5
Varda and JR make a surprisingly empathetic team and their collaboration is as provocative as it is poetic and poignant. Go to Full Review
Brendan Cassidy InSession Film 07/02/2024
A+
Forget the countless blockbuster sequels we get every weekend, let's revisit this unlikely pairing for another adventure. And then another one. Go to Full Review
Marya E. Gates Cool People Have Feelings, Too. (Substack) 02/13/2024
Both a personal film about a bourgeoning friendship, and as political as anything Varda ever made, this beautiful film shows how art can make even the most obscure and anonymous denizen of a rural small town immortal. Go to Full Review
Benedict Seal Vague Visages 12/05/2023
Between the enlightened creators, the immensely intimate artwork and the fabulous people they meet, there is never a dull moment in this beautiful piece of cinema. Go to Full Review
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Scott R @ScottR Oct 5 NYT 1000 list. However, I didn't feel like it especially deserved to be on the list. It was a nice idea / collaboration that had some artistic moments, but do I need to see it again? No. SLC DVD. See more Tua S Aug 4 A life changing movie. See more Thomas M @TMProofreader 11/27/2022 The best documentary movie ever made! See more 10/17/2021 First half of the film focuses on the subjects and it's fun to see the creations and their reactions which are articulated in a brilliantly thoughtful manner that only the French can achieve across all classes of people. As it progresses we're subjected to the drag of confused and rambling French philosophising. The story also turns to the thoughts of the two producers and it's not really all that interesting. There are ridiculous pawns to nostalgia and a forced storyline that feels inauthentic throughout. What started as a successful artistic project ends up dying of its own conceit. See more 09/05/2021 Recently decesed Agnes Varga and street artist JR teams up to make a film. It's her last, while he is in an early stage of his career. They travel around France, mostly country sides and small villages as they meet, speak with and photograph people they bump into. They often sticks big photos of them on walls and creates different small arrangements. This brings joy to the place, the directors and also the viewers of this film. They bond a wonderful, yet strange friendship. It's very charming and a wonderfully put together film. Agnes is way cool and down to earth, JR is inspiring and sems like a very nice guy too. The same thing can be said about the people they meet. France is a very welcoming country, just as this is a very welcoming film to enjoy. The plot is simple, still so artistic and beautiful. A docu like this can easily fail, but it works out very well. A warm, beautiful film about the most important things in life. Art, people and friendships. 8.5 out og 10 glasses. See more 05/15/2021 So ridiculously wonderful, it seems almost wrong to not call it Visages Villages. Varda is always the same; eager to meet, see, create, but forever the epitome of sweetness and light with the constant eye of the artiste. This JR guy is a bit of a hipster-y douf, but he's also a pretty remarkable creative force himself, and clearly a very decent fella. It's gorgeous, end to end; even shots of the dock and decrepit houses looked good. Plus, the whole horns or no horns, milking machines or hand-held style debates are on. Seeing how a bit of art raises spirits and brings tears to these tiny villages is yet more proof of its power along with a je ne sais quoi, the loving spirit behind these installations. 4 stars See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis Director Agnès Varda and photographer and muralist JR journey through rural France and form an unlikely friendship.
Director
Agnès Varda, JR
Producer
Rosalie Varda
Screenwriter
Agnès Varda, JR
Distributor
Cohen Media Group
Production Co
Arches Films, Arte France Cinema, Ciné-Tamaris, Rouge International, Social Animals
Rating
PG (Thematic Elements|Brief Nude Images)
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
French (France)
Release Date (Theaters)
Oct 6, 2017, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Feb 27, 2018
Box Office (Gross USA)
$952.7K
Runtime
1h 29m
Aspect Ratio
Flat (1.85:1)
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