Completed - FRENCH - Documentary - 89 minutes
Year of production : 2017 Director(s) : Agnès VARDA, J R Writer(s) : Agnès VARDA, J R Producer(s) : Julie GAYET (ROUGE INTERNATIONAL), Nadia TURINCEV (ROUGE INTERNATIONAL), Rosalie VARDA (CINÉ TAMARIS), J R (Social Animals)
Agnès Varda, 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.Both share a lifelong passion for images and how they are created, displayed, and shared. Agnès chose to explore her passion through cinema and documentary, JR through his emotionally arresting open-air photo installations.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. VISAGES VILLAGES (FACES PLACES) documents their heart- warming journey through rural France and the unlikely, tender friendship they formed along the way.
Country(ies) : FRANCE
BFI London FF 2017Cannes 2017 (Official Selection, Out of Competition – L’Oeil d’Or, Best Documentary Award)Toronto - TIFF 2017 (Masters )San Sebastian 2017 (Donostia Award)New York FF 2017 (Official Competition)Mar Del Plata FF 2017 (Author Panorama)AFI 2017 (World Cinema )Taipei 2017 (Official Competition)Shanghai 2018