Not RatedThe Gleaners and I

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Play Time: 82 mins
Documentary
The Gleaners and I

Overview:
Varda focuses her eye on gleaners: those who scour already-reaped fields for the odd potato or turnip. Her investigation leads from forgotten corners of the French countryside to off-hours at the green markets of Paris, following those who insist on finding a use for that which society has cast off, whether out of necessity or activism.

Original Title:Les Glaneurs et la Glaneuse
Status: Released (2000-07-07)
Awards:16 wins & 3 nominations
BoxOffice:$155,320
Screen:Agnès Varda
Productions: Ciné-Tamaris
Production Countries: France
Spoken Languages: Français
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One doesn't normally use the word "fun" and documentary in the same sentence, but Varga has such a unique personality and style that her films are actually fun. The Gleaners and I may be the most fun and yet, Varga delivers the political message with Vaseline. At the same time, we ge ....

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The Gleaners and I is a documentary about gleaning as both a physical and metaphysical activity. Director Agnès Varda is herself a meta-gleaner; she’s a gleaner of gleaners the same way that Jesus was a fisher of men. The film is a confluence of the practical and the artistic. Man ....

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