Iconic director Agnes Varda started out her filmmaking career with
La Pointe Courte, a sobering look at a relationship in crisis, but her newest film is a complete 180 from 1955 feature in terms of tone. That newest directorial effort of hers is called
Faces Places and one just feels pure joy from watching it. There are few movies I could say this about without some kind of caveat
(The Muppets is one of the only other scant few titles I can think of to earn that distinction), but
Faces Places really is that enjoyable to watch. From its humorous opening sequence establishing various ways that it's two lead characters did not meet to its heartfelt conclusion,
Faces Places keeps a smile on your face and a sincere sense of kindness emanating from every fiber of its being.
