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Gleaners & I, The

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Gleaners & I, The reviews
83
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Movie Info

Genre(s): Foreign

Written by: Agnès Varda

Directed by: Agnès Varda

Release Date:
Theatrical: March 7, 2001
DVD: July 23, 2002

Running Time: 82 minutes, Color

Origin: France

Summary

RATING: Not rated

Starring Bodan Litnanski, Agnès Varda, and François Wertheimer

An intimate, picaresque inquiry into French life, as lived by the country's poor and its provident, as well as by the film's own director, Agnès Varda. The aesthetic, political and finally moral point of departure for Varda are gleaners, those individuals who pick at already-reaped fields for the odd potato, the leftover turnip, and in previous generations were immortalized by the likes of Millet and Van Gogh. (Zeitgeist Films)

What The Critics Said

All critic scores are converted to a 100-point scale. If a critic does not indicate a score, we assign a score based on the general impression given by the text of the review. Learn more...

100

Christian Science Monitor David Sterritt

A fascinating nonfiction voyage into rural and urban France, focusing on idiosyncratic individuals who live off things the rest of us throw away, from food to furniture.

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100

Chicago Sun-Times Roger Ebert

The story of herself (Varda), a woman whose life has consisted of moving through the world with the tools of her trade, finding what is worth treasuring.

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100

Chicago Tribune Michael Wilmington

Of all the movies I've seen in the past several years, this is one of the ones I love the most.

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91

Entertainment Weekly Lisa Schwarzbaum

Feels delightfully organic, eccentrically rambling, the found artistic collage of a woman who herself loves to collect.

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90

The New York Times Dana Stevens

She (Varda) plucks images and stories from the world around her, finding beauty and nourishment in lives and activities the world prefers to ignore.

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90

Chicago Reader Meredith Brody

Beautiful, absorbing, and touching, this film is a mind-expanding experience not to be missed.

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90

Film.com Peter Brunette

It's a superb example of the genre of the self-expressive documentary.

88

Philadelphia Inquirer Steven Rea

At once guileless and profound.

88

Boston Globe Jay Carr

Varda's charmingly eccentric amble, wise in its seeming waywardness.

83

Seattle Post-Intelligencer Sean Axmaker

Varda sees herself as a gleaner as she searches for the people and cultural activities missed by the rest of the media.

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80

Mr. Showbiz Michael Atkinson

A delicacy for mature filmgoers who are able to derive as much pleasure from a perfectly, sympathetically crafted essay as from a well-spun yarn.

80

LA Weekly Ernest Hardy

It's both surreal -- and wholly accessible.

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80

New York Magazine Peter Rainer

There's a timelessness, an immanence to what she (Varda) shows us.

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80

Los Angeles Times Kevin Thomas

Captivating new documentary, The Gleaners and I, is charged with the pleasure of discovery.

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80

Village Voice Amy Taubin

Eccentric and thoroughly winning.

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75

San Francisco Chronicle Edward Guthmann

Varda's subject matter is surprisingly rich, but it's her own energetic, curious nature that gives the film its snap.

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70

TV Guide Ken Fox

It's a humbling way of life, and one that, as Varda discovers in this wonderful, 80-minute essay, has survived in surprising ways.

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70

Salon.com Stephanie Zacharek

Something of an odd bird, a cross between a documentary, an art film and a personal reflection on aging.

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70

New Times (L.A.) Andy Klein

Varda, still pixieish in her early 70s, is having fun here.

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63

New York Daily News Jami Bernard

Varda injects her sprightly personality into the film, a seasoning that sometimes overwhelms the stew.

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What Our Users Said

The average user rating for this movie is 8.0 (out of 10) based on 3 User Votes

Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.

Buttered Popcorn gave it a 5:
Way too self-indulgent for me. A little less presence by the film-maker would have gone a long way.

Helen C. gave it a 10:
Wonderfully playful, politically sound and intelligently made. A unique offering to the cinema. Beautiful and moving.

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