The Gleaners and I

The Gleaners and I

2000•1h 22m•7.6/10

Documentary

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7.6/10(215)

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.

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Ciné-Tamaris

Language

FR

Status

Released

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Cast

Bodan Litnanski

Self

Agnès Varda

Agnès Varda

Self

François Wertheimer

François Wertheimer

Self

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