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Faces Places (2017)

Directed by Agnès Varda, JR · Cinematography by Claire Duguet, Julia Fabry, Nicolas Guicheteau, Roberto De Angelis, Valentin Vignet, Romain Le Bonniec, Raphaël Minnesota

PG94 min51 frames

Documentary

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Faces Places (2017) movie still: wide — A metallic railway tanker car is parked along tracks under an overcast sky. A large monochromatic mural of…Faces Places (2017) movie still: wide — A flat, desolate landscape dominated by a large, dark conical slag pile under gray sky. Two individuals…Faces Places (2017) movie still: wide — A man and a woman sit on separate chairs in the middle of massive steps. The wide stone stairs stretch…Faces Places (2017) movie still: wide — A wide shot shows a vast, mist-covered beach with distant rocky cliffs under pale light. A lone person rides…Faces Places (2017) movie still: wide — A group of people stands and sits on broad outdoor concrete stairs. Each individual holds a large white…Faces Places (2017) movie still: wide — A stone-walled outdoor plaza in a European village features a yellow stucco building. A woman sits on a low…Faces Places (2017) movie still: establishing — A cluster of derelict single-story houses with damaged roofs sits in an open field. The buildings…Faces Places (2017) movie still: wide — A sunlit room with a dining table featuring a pink patterned tablecloth and food. An elderly woman and a man…Faces Places (2017) movie still: medium — A rustic wood-paneled room features three antique wall clocks above a square wooden table. An elderly…Faces Places (2017) movie still: medium — A cluttered studio space features a large wooden multi-drawer storage unit as a centerpiece. An older…Faces Places (2017) movie still: wide — Two individuals sit on portable chairs on a desolate, windy sandy beach. The surf is visible in the distance…Faces Places (2017) movie still: fullbody — An aging wooden structure displays a massive mural of a man on its facade. A real man stands in front,…Faces Places (2017) movie still: medium — An abandoned concrete building features an open roof structure with exposed timber rafters. A large…Faces Places (2017) movie still: fullbody — A makeshift shelter constructed from mismatched fabrics, wood panels, and colorful plastic bottle caps.…Faces Places (2017) movie still: wide — A group of people wearing safety helmets and uniforms pose against a textured wall. They raise their arms…Faces Places (2017) movie still: closeup — An elderly woman sits inside a moving train with her head against the glass. Outside the window, the…
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What is Faces Places about?

Director Agnès Varda and photographer/muralist JR journey through rural France and form an unlikely friendship.

Faces Places is a 2017 French documentary film directed by filmmaker Agnès 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.

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What does the cinematography of Faces Places look like?

Across 51 sampled frames, Faces Places builds its coverage from wide compositions (63% of the sample), with medium shots (18%) carrying much of the rest. Cinematographer Claire Duguet keeps 86% of it in soft, naturalistic light. Daylight carries most of the picture. Deep focus keeps foreground and background readable at once in 80% of the frames.

What is the color palette of Faces Places?

The dominant colors across the sampled frames of Faces Places (2017) are #323131, #525150, #d1d1cc, #92948d, #afb0ad, #d1c8b1 — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.

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