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The Gleaners and I

The Gleaners and I

Directed by Agnès Varda • 2000 • France
Starring Agnès Varda

Agnès Varda’s extraordinary late-career renaissance began with this wonderfully idiosyncratic, self-reflexive documentary in which the French cinema icon explores the world of modern-day gleaners: those living on the margins who survive by foraging for what society throws away. Embracing the intimacy and freedom of digital filmmaking, Varda posits herself as a kind of gleaner of images and ideas, one whose generous, expansive vision makes room for ruminations on everything from aging to the birth of cinema to the beauty of heart-shaped potatoes. By turns playful, philosophical, and subtly political, THE GLEANERS AND I is a warmly human reflection on the contradictions of our consumerist world from an artist who, like her subjects, finds unexpected richness where few think to look.

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The Gleaners and I
  • The Gleaners and I
    1:22:32
    The Gleaners and I

    The Gleaners and I

    Directed by Agnès Varda • 2000 • France
    Starring Agnès Varda

    Agnès Varda’s extraordinary late-career renaissance began with this wonderfully idiosyncratic, self-reflexive documentary in which the French cinema icon explores the world of modern-day gleaners: those living on the margins who surviv...

Extras

  • Post-filmum to THE GLEANERS AND I
    00:47
    Post-filmum to THE GLEANERS AND I

    Post-filmum to THE GLEANERS AND I

    This short video piece from 2000 summarizes Agnès Varda’s THE GLEANERS AND I and its themes.

  • The Gleaner's Museum
    23:48
    The Gleaner's Museum

    The Gleaner's Museum

    Director Agnès Varda presented this gallery of gleaners throughout history—with commentary—in 2002, for the original home-media release of THE GLEANERS AND I.

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