Faces Places
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“If we opened people, we’d find landscapes”
Overview
Agnès Varda – the godmother of the French New Wave – whose unique cinematic vision since the 1950s has earned her a loyal following of enthusiastic cinephiles around the world, and the iconic photographer/muralist JR, boasting over a million followers on Instagram, have more in common than one might imagine. Together they set off across the French countryside to meet, photograph and film people and communities before decorating their buildings with large-scale prints of their inhabitants.
Critic's Pick — "A powerful, complex and radical work ... unforgettable"
"The best documentary of the year"
Why See This Film
When JR, a long-time fan, went to meet Agnès at her home on Rue Daguerre, they both knew immediately they wanted to work together. Faces, Places playfully documents their heart-warming journey through rural France and the unlikely, tender friendship they formed along the way. In the years since her passing in 2019, this sweet little travelogue holds even greater weight in our hearts, preserving Varda’s kind soul, her sensitive attention to the beauty in people and truth in the world as well as her intelligent and deeply personal approach to diaristic documentary.
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