Synopsis

Agnes Varda and graffiti artist JR co-direct this French documentary in which they travel around rural France in JR’s photo truck, discussing their views on the world. As they travel through several towns and villages, the pair acquaint themselves with the local community before JR takes photos of individuals and their surroundings and transforms them into giant murals to be pasted on houses and walls, inviting the locals to reflect on seeing themselves in giant portraits.

Critics Views

“While all of the people they meet are delightful characters who the film manages to milk for every ounce of their personality, Varda and JR inevitably emerge as the real stars here.”
Indiewire

“Invested with a real sense of joy, Faces Places is also something of a lament for a fast disappearing France.”
Screen Daily

“The two creators hit it off famously and collaborate with great ease on a journey driven by mutual curiosity and creative application.” The Hollywood Reporter
“Visages, Villages is quite a moving film, and speaks to a particular cultural mindset that knits art into the fabric of public life.”
Vox

“The collaborative energy between the two makes for an endlessly charming documentary, as “Faces Places” manages to look forwards and backwards with touching insight.”
The Playlist

Cannes – Winner  Golden Eye (JR & Agnès Varda)
Acadamey Awards  – 2018 Nomination: Best Documentary Feature 

Film Rating

IMDb
 Critics: 94%  Audience 79%

Rotten Tomatoes
Critics positive review 88%   Audience Liked It 89%

 Stockbridge Audience Score: 93%

Audience Comments
Love French films, just so imaginative and thought provoking..
Very original: great choice
I loved the chemistry between the leads, and spotting the idiosyncratic translation.
So miss France
Surprising & very moving.
Charming series of vignettes, all adding up to a delightful round-tour of France’s (and Switzerland’s) land- and sea-scapes.
Visually stunning, a very original concept, charming relationships. Uniquely memorable
Had always wanted to see it, finally! Thank you!
Reminded me of how much I missed my friends of many years in La Belle France
Wonderful film – and great AGM too – well done and thank you!
Good of its genre – self focussed French intellectual – but self indulgent and random
Interesting and charming
Absolutely the most magical film I have ever seen. Will stay in my mind.
An interesting, refreshing experience.
Charming zany thoughtful
Very original.
I thought it went on for a bit too long.
Original and intriguing. Some of the handheld video quite irritating.
A really wonderful film
Hard to see subtitles with other people’s heads in the way
Last scene made it too long and was irrelevant
Really Great film – fabulous images – luminous
Very refreshing. Loved the locations. Something completely different.
Not quite what was expected but Agnes’s Varda’s whimsical personality emerges. I was disappointed not to see Jean Luc Godard too!
I very much enjoyed this film – thanks for selecting it. Maybe we could have another film from Agnes Varda in the future? Anyway, more arty French welcome! Or indeed non-arty French too