There is so much to feel good about when watching this movie. It is not possible to leave the theater and not feel the power of art to raise the spirits of all people, regardless of background or education. JR and Agnes Varda, two photographers from different generations, drive his specialized truck around France. The truck has a photo booth and then produces gargantuan prints of the photo immediately. Each place they stop, places that are neither wealthy nor quaint, they look around, talk to people who live there. device a project and a spot to put it and then enlist volunteers from those around them, paste up the art on walls and barns and trains and water towers, wait around a bit to enjoy the response their project has on the locals, and go on to the next. The film has a subtext that celebrates Agnes' life as an artist, her relationships with others who are well known names in film and photography as a fitting homage to her. I loved watching it and I love thinking about it. I am also wondering if I should have something on the side of my garage like this.
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