Legendary French film director Agnes Varda has partnered
with flyposting (poster pasting) artist JR (Jean René) to co-create an
absolutely wonderful documentary film entitled Faces/Places (Visages/Villages).
Literally, within a few days of meeting each other, the
two decided to create an improvisational work to celebrate the common French
citizen.
To do that, they traveled together throughout France in a
van outfitted to be a Polaroid-like film lab that could, almost instantaneously,
output giant prints of the photographs taken.
Their team would, then, paste the photos on buildings,
sometimes more than six-stories in height.
The results are breathtaking!
Though billed as a documentary, the film is more a
charming docu-drama as the tiny 89-year-old woman and 34-year-old man interact with each other and their subjects in the most uplifting way.
This film is a truly joyous experience. I give Faces/Places (Visages/Villages) a
4.8 out of 5.
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