Synopsis
Agnès Varda's penultimate film is a road movie about friendship across generations and about the fragile dignity of small French towns. Each portrait pasted on a barn or train car becomes a small monument that the film knows will not last, which is precisely the point.
Did You Know?
- Varda was 88 and JR was 33 at the time of filming.
- Each massive portrait was pasted in a single location for a single moment.
- Nominated for the Best Documentary Oscar in 2018.
- Varda has cataracts treated with much gentle humor in one sequence.
- One of Varda's final films before her death in 2019.
Iconic Quotes
- "We are going to see what comes next."
- "Each face tells a story."
- "I want to remember the moment."
- "You scare me — I do not know what is going to happen."
- "Time will tell."
