The Gleaners & I

Original title: Les glaneurs et la glaneuse

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Varda films and interviews gleaners in France in all forms, from those picking fields after the harvest to those scouring the dumpsters of Paris.Varda films and interviews gleaners in France in all forms, from those picking fields after the harvest to those scouring the dumpsters of Paris.Varda films and interviews gleaners in France in all forms, from those picking fields after the harvest to those scouring the dumpsters of Paris.

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7.7/10

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Awards
- 16 wins & 3 nominations total

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François Wertheimer

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Agnès Varda

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Jean La Planche

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Bodan Litnanski

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Director
- Agnès Varda
Writer
- Agnès Varda
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Trivia
The film was included for the first time in 2022 on the critics' poll of Sight and Sound's list of the greatest films of all time, at number 67.

Quotes
Agnès Varda: He looked at an empty clock but put it back down. I picked it up and took it home. A clock without hands works fine for me. You don't see time passing.

Connections
Featured in Siskel & Ebert: Say It Isn't So/Wit/The Brothers/The Tailor of Panama/The Gleaners and I (2001)

Soundtracks
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Composed by Pierre Barbaud

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10/10

A great film maker examines the role of the artist in society

This film is a feast for anyone who loves film, photography or art in general. Agnes Varda takes the viewer along on a very personal exploration about what it means to be an artist. To glean means to gather whatever crops have been left in the field after a harvest and the film is on one level a straight documentary about gleaners in France, exploring the various reasons why they glean - survival, to feed the poor, for fun. But gleaning is revealed to be an apt metaphor for the process of making art, and so, perhaps on a deeper level, Varda is examining her role as a film maker, a "gleaner" of images and life moments. Regardless of why you might watch this film, I recommend it for the playfulness and beauty of the photography, and the complex and personal depth of Varda's narrative.