Agnès Varda will soon be 90 (!) and has directed more than 50 films. Yet she agrees immediately when the young JR proposes to travel together through the French countryside. Along the way, the duo experiments with a new artistic format. They photograph the many colorful figures they encounter randomly, and then display them on gigantic posters on walls, factories, containers. The 'visages' become an inherent part of the villages that they pass through. In the meantime, a close friendship grows between the passionate duo. With Visages Villages, Varda takes a break from cinema while at the same time symbolically passing on the torch (or rather camera) to a spiritual successor. Fortunately, the documentary is by no means a self-indulgent artistic get-together. The childlike enthusiasm with which the brave, elderly lady embarks on the new artistic adventure, is incredibly infectious, while her bond with 55-year-old JR is very touching. It is not surprising that the film is tipped as the Oscar favorite among documentaries.