Faces Places
Agnès Varda and JR turn a journey through rural France into a playful, tender gallery of human-scale stories writ large.
Overview
A journey through France that celebrates art, community, and friendship through the lens of photography.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- None
- witty
- warm
- playful
- reflective afternoon
- art museum outing
What critics said
Critics broadly regard the film as a breezily charming yet poignantly powerful celebration of rural life, artistic collaboration, and documentary cinema.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Varda and JR travel in a photo-booth truck, photographing residents and transforming their images into monumental murals.
The film centers on the friendship and creative exchange between veteran filmmaker Agnès Varda and younger artist JR.
Anonymous women, workers, villagers, homes, and industrial sites are represented through colossal photographic murals.
The project honors rural residents, communities, labor, and everyday environments through participatory public art.
Films like Faces Places, and why
The Gleaners and I
warm observational documentary, artistic collaboration, and encounters with ordinary people
Jane B. for Agnes V.
intimate creative partnership, playful self-reflection, and documentary portraiture
The Salt of the Earth
art-centered road journey celebrating communities, landscapes, and human connection
The Trip to Spain
gentle travel documentary built around encounters, place, and visual composition
Movie Details
- Directors
- Agnès Varda, JR
- Release Date
- 2017-06-28
- Runtime
- 94 min
- Rating
- 7.6 / 10 (429)
Cast
- Agnès Varda
- JR
- Patricia Mercier
- Amaury Bossy
- Claude Flaert
- Clemens Van Dungern
- Didier Campy Comte
- Jacky Patin
- Jean-Luc Godard
- Jeannine Carpentier
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Philo, Fandor Amazon Channel, Cohen Media Amazon Channel
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Faces Places about?
- Agnès Varda and JR turn a journey through rural France into a playful, tender gallery of human-scale stories writ large.
- What is Faces Places like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Faces Places as measured, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Faces Places violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in Faces Places.
- What did critics think of Faces Places?
- Critics broadly regard the film as a breezily charming yet poignantly powerful celebration of rural life, artistic collaboration, and documentary cinema.
- Which films are like Faces Places?
- Films with a similar feel include The Gleaners and I, Jane B. for Agnes V., The Salt of the Earth, and The Trip to Spain.
- How long is Faces Places?
- Faces Places runs 94 minutes.
- Where can I watch Faces Places?
- In United States, Faces Places streams on Philo, Fandor Amazon Channel, Cohen Media Amazon Channel.
