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'''''Faces Places''''' ({{langx|fr|'''Visages Villages'''}}) is a 2017 French [[documentary film]] directed by renowned filmmaker[[Agnès Varda]] and artist [[JR (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.
'''''Faces Places''''' ({{langx|fr|'''Visages Villages'''}}) is a 2017 French [[documentary film]] directed by [[Agnès Varda]] and [[JR (artist)|JR]]. It follows the pair as they travel around rural [[France]] creating portraits of the people they meet. The film was screened out of competition at the [[2017 Cannes Film Festival]],<ref name="Main">{{cite web|url=http://www.festival-cannes.com/en/actualites/articles/the-2017-official-selection|title=The 2017 Official Selection|publisher=[[Cannes Film Festival]]|date=13 April 2017|access-date=13 April 2017}}</ref><ref name="IW">{{cite web|url=http://www.indiewire.com/2017/04/cannes-2017-lineup-list-film-festival-schedule-1201804813/|title=2017 Cannes Film Festival Announces Lineup: Todd Haynes, Sofia Coppola, ‘Twin Peaks’ and More|work=[[IndieWire]]|last=Winfrey|first=Graham|publisher=[[Penske Business Media]]|date=13 April 2017|access-date=13 April 2017}}</ref> where it won the [[L'Œil d'or]] award,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/cannes-agnes-vardas-faces-places-takes-golden-eye-documentary-prize-1008246|title=Cannes: Agnes Varda's 'Faces Places' Takes Golden Eye Documentary Prize|last=Richford|first=Rhonda|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|publisher=[[Prometheus Global Media]]|date=27 May 2017|access-date=27 May 2017}}</ref> and released on 28 June 2017 in France, and on 6 October 2017 in the United States. At the [[90th Academy Awards]], the film was nominated for [[Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature|Best Documentary Feature]].<ref name="Nom90th">{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-42788267 |title=Oscars 2018: The list of nominees in full |work=[[BBC News]] |publisher=[[BBC]] |date=23 January 2018 |access-date=23 January 2018}}</ref>


The film was screened out of competition at the [[2017 Cannes Film Festival]], where it earned critical acclaim and won the prestigious '''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.
The film was Varda's second-to-last work, preceding her two episode 2019 documentary series ''[[Varda by Agnès]]''.


At the [[90th Academy Awards]], Faces Places was nominated for Best Documentary Feature, further cementing its status as one of the year's standout films.
==Synopsis==

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[[File:Agnès Varda and JR 1.jpg|thumb|left|Directors [[JR (artist)|JR]] (left) and [[Agnès Varda]] (right)]]
Notably, Faces Places was Agnès Varda's second-to-last cinematic work before her passing. It was followed by the two-episode 2019 documentary series, Varda by Agnès, which offers a retrospective look at her career.

The film is a heartfelt exploration of art, human connection, and the power of shared experiences, bridging generational and cultural gaps through the simple act of portraiture.

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[[File:Agnès Varda and JR 1.jpg|thumb|left|s [[JR (artist)|JR]] (lft) and [[Agnès Varda]] (right)]]
Varda and JR, who is 55 years Varda's junior, visit villages, small towns, and factories throughout France to meet communities of people and create large portraits of them to plaster on walls and structures. Over the course of their travels, the two artists get to know each other and become friends.
Varda and JR, who is 55 years Varda's junior, visit villages, small towns, and factories throughout France to meet communities of people and create large portraits of them to plaster on walls and structures. Over the course of their travels, the two artists get to know each other and become friends.


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The film won the [[Toronto International Film Festival People's Choice Award: Documentaries|Grolsch People’s Choice Documentary Award]] at the [[2017 Toronto International Film Festival]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tiff.net/the-review/tiff17-award-winners|title=Announcing the TIFF '17 Award Winners|website=TIFF|language=en|access-date=25 April 2019}}</ref> and the Most Popular International Documentary Award at the [[2017 Vancouver International Film Festival]].<ref>{{cite press release |url=http://archive.viff.org/e-blasts/viff/2017/PR/18_VIFFAudienceAwards_PR.html |title=Indian Horse Wins Coveted VIFF Super Channel People's Choice Award |publisher=Greater Vancouver International Film Festival Society |work=[[Vancouver International Film Festival]] |date=13 October 2017 |access-date=15 October 2017 |archive-date=15 October 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171015190821/http://archive.viff.org/e-blasts/viff/2017/PR/18_VIFFAudienceAwards_PR.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> It also won the award for [[New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Non-Fiction Film|Best Non-Fiction Film]] at the [[2017 New York Film Critics Circle Awards]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nyfcc.com/awards/|title=List of Awards by the NYFCC|website=NYFCC|language=en|access-date=9 February 2023}}</ref> and the award for [[Independent Spirit Award for Best Documentary Feature|Best Documentary Feature]] at the [[33rd Independent Spirit Awards]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/2018/film/news/spirit-awards-2018-winners-list-1202716594/|title=2018 Independent Spirit Awards: Winners List (Updating Live)|last=Nyren|first=Erin|date=3 March 2018|website=Variety|language=en|access-date=25 April 2019}}</ref> ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]'' magazine selected the film as one of the top ten films of 2017.<ref>{{cite web|last=Zacharek|first=Stephanie|author-link=Stephanie Zacharek|url=https://time.com/5045566/top-10-movies-2017/|title=The Top 10 Movies of 2017|work=[[Time (magazine)|Time]]|date=7 December 2017|access-date=13 December 2017}}</ref>
The film won the [[Toronto International Film Festival People's Choice Award: Documentaries|Grolsch People’s Choice Documentary Award]] at the [[2017 Toronto International Film Festival]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tiff.net/the-review/tiff17-award-winners|title=Announcing the TIFF '17 Award Winners|website=TIFF|language=en|access-date=25 April 2019}}</ref> and the Most Popular International Documentary Award at the [[2017 Vancouver International Film Festival]].<ref>{{cite press release |url=http://archive.viff.org/e-blasts/viff/2017/PR/18_VIFFAudienceAwards_PR.html |title=Indian Horse Wins Coveted VIFF Super Channel People's Choice Award |publisher=Greater Vancouver International Film Festival Society |work=[[Vancouver International Film Festival]] |date=13 October 2017 |access-date=15 October 2017 |archive-date=15 October 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171015190821/http://archive.viff.org/e-blasts/viff/2017/PR/18_VIFFAudienceAwards_PR.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> It also won the award for [[New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Non-Fiction Film|Best Non-Fiction Film]] at the [[2017 New York Film Critics Circle Awards]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nyfcc.com/awards/|title=List of Awards by the NYFCC|website=NYFCC|language=en|access-date=9 February 2023}}</ref> and the award for [[Independent Spirit Award for Best Documentary Feature|Best Documentary Feature]] at the [[33rd Independent Spirit Awards]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/2018/film/news/spirit-awards-2018-winners-list-1202716594/|title=2018 Independent Spirit Awards: Winners List (Updating Live)|last=Nyren|first=Erin|date=3 March 2018|website=Variety|language=en|access-date=25 April 2019}}</ref> ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]'' magazine selected the film as one of the top ten films of 2017.<ref>{{cite web|last=Zacharek|first=Stephanie|author-link=Stephanie Zacharek|url=https://time.com/5045566/top-10-movies-2017/|title=The Top 10 Movies of 2017|work=[[Time (magazine)|Time]]|date=7 December 2017|access-date=13 December 2017}}</ref>


At the [[90th Academy Awards]], the film was nominated for [[Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature|Best Documentary Feature]].<ref name="Nom90th"/> It was nominated for [[César Award for Best Documentary Film|Best Documentary]] and [[César Award for Best Original Music|Best Original Music]] at the [[43rd César Awards]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/cesar-awards-2018-winners-list-1089548/item/best-sound-1079731|title=Best Sound - Cesar Awards: '120 BPM' Takes Six Awards Including Best Film|website=The Hollywood Reporter|language=en|access-date=25 April 2019}}</ref>
At the [[90th Academy Awards]], the film was nominated for [[Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature|Best Documentary Feature]].<ref name="Nom90th">{{cite web |date=23 January 2018 |title=Oscars 2018: The list of nominees in full |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-42788267 |access-date=23 January 2018 |work=[[BBC News]] |publisher=[[BBC]]}}</ref> It was nominated for [[César Award for Best Documentary Film|Best Documentary]] and [[César Award for Best Original Music|Best Original Music]] at the [[43rd César Awards]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/cesar-awards-2018-winners-list-1089548/item/best-sound-1079731|title=Best Sound - Cesar Awards: '120 BPM' Takes Six Awards Including Best Film|website=The Hollywood Reporter|language=en|access-date=25 April 2019}}</ref>


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 12:01, 27 December 2024

Faces Places
Theatrical release poster
Directed by
Written by
  • Agnès Varda
  • JR
Produced byRosalie Varda
Starring
  • Agnès Varda
  • JR
Cinematography
  • Claire Duguet
  • Nicolas Guicheteau
  • Valentin Vignet
  • Romain Le Bonniec
  • Raphaël Minnesota
  • Roberto De Angelis
  • Julia Fabry
Edited by
  • Agnès Varda
  • Maxime Pozzi Garcia
Music byMatthieu Chedid
Production
companies
Distributed by
Release dates
  • 19 May 2017 (2017-05-19) (Cannes)
  • 28 June 2017 (2017-06-28) (France)
Running time
93 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench
Budget$1 million[1]
Box office$4 million[2]

Faces Places (French: Visages Villages) is a 2017 French documentary film directed by renowned filmmakerAgnès 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 prestigious 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, further cementing its status as one of the year's standout films.

Notably, Faces Places was Agnès Varda's second-to-last cinematic work before her passing. It was followed by the two-episode 2019 documentary series, Varda by Agnès, which offers a retrospective look at her career.

The film is a heartfelt exploration of art, human connection, and the power of shared experiences, bridging generational and cultural gaps through the simple act of portraiture.

s JR (lft) and Agnès Varda (right)

Varda and JR, who is 55 years Varda's junior, visit villages, small towns, and factories throughout France to meet communities of people and create large portraits of them to plaster on walls and structures. Over the course of their travels, the two artists get to know each other and become friends.

Varda refers more than once to "Les fiancés du pont MacDonald", a short film she made in 1961 about a young man, played by Jean-Luc Godard, who sees the world through dark glasses. She notes the resemblance between Godard, who frequently even wore sunglasses inside, and JR, whose public image also includes wearing sunglasses. Eventually, Varda and JR travel to Switzerland so she can introduce him to Godard. When they arrive at Godard's house, however, he rudely refuses to see them, bringing Varda to tears. To soothe her, JR shows her his face unobscured, but, since she is losing her sight, we only see him blurred.

Reception

Critical reception

Faces Places received widespread acclaim from critics.[3] On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 99% of 144 critics' reviews of the film are positive, with an average rating of 8.8/10; the site's "critics consensus" reads: "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."[4] On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 94 out of 100 based on reviews from 22 critics, indicating "universal acclaim".[5]

Amy Taubin of Film Comment called the film an "unassuming masterpiece" that is "both personal and populist, a celebration of artisanal production (including cinema), worker solidarity, and the photographic arts in the face of mortality."[6] Film critic Imma Merino wrote that it is "a road movie through rural France in which the protagonism is yielded to homes and anonymous women that the filmmaker turns into giants. It is also an X-ray of the way to understand life".[7]

Awards and accolades

The film won the Grolsch People’s Choice Documentary Award at the 2017 Toronto International Film Festival,[8] and the Most Popular International Documentary Award at the 2017 Vancouver International Film Festival.[9] It also won the award for Best Non-Fiction Film at the 2017 New York Film Critics Circle Awards,[10] and the award for Best Documentary Feature at the 33rd Independent Spirit Awards.[11] Time magazine selected the film as one of the top ten films of 2017.[12]

At the 90th Academy Awards, the film was nominated for Best Documentary Feature.[13] It was nominated for Best Documentary and Best Original Music at the 43rd César Awards.[14]

References

  1. ^ JP. "Visages Villages". JP's Box-Office. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
  2. ^ "Faces Places (2017)". The Numbers. Retrieved 5 March 2018.
  3. ^ Hudson, David (22 May 2017). "[The Daily] Cannes 2017: Agnès Varda and JR's Faces Places". The Criterion Collection. Retrieved 6 July 2017.
  4. ^ "Faces Places (Visages, villages) (2017)". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
  5. ^ "Faces Places (Visages Villages)". Metacritic. CBS Interactive Inc. Retrieved 29 March 2019.
  6. ^ Taubin, Amy (July 2017). "The Speed of Light in a Vacuum". Film Comment. Film Society of Lincoln Center. Retrieved 6 July 2017.
  7. ^ J.C.L. (18 May 2019). "Agnès Varda, sota la mirada d'Imma Merino". El Punt Avui. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
  8. ^ "Announcing the TIFF '17 Award Winners". TIFF. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
  9. ^ "Indian Horse Wins Coveted VIFF Super Channel People's Choice Award". Vancouver International Film Festival (Press release). Greater Vancouver International Film Festival Society. 13 October 2017. Archived from the original on 15 October 2017. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
  10. ^ "List of Awards by the NYFCC". NYFCC. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
  11. ^ Nyren, Erin (3 March 2018). "2018 Independent Spirit Awards: Winners List (Updating Live)". Variety. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
  12. ^ Zacharek, Stephanie (7 December 2017). "The Top 10 Movies of 2017". Time. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
  13. ^ "Oscars 2018: The list of nominees in full". BBC News. BBC. 23 January 2018. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
  14. ^ "Best Sound - Cesar Awards: '120 BPM' Takes Six Awards Including Best Film". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
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