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The Gleaners and I (English Subtitled) Agnès Varda, Grande Dame of the French New Wave, focuses her ever-seeking eye on gleaners: those who scour already-reaped fields for the odd potato or turnip. Her investigation leads us from forgotten corners of the French countryside to off-hours at the markets of Paris, following those who insist on ...
15 de mar. de 2009 · The Gleaners and I. (Les Glaneurs et la glaneuse ) Directed by Agnès Varda. French with English subtitles. Once again Varda uses the documentary format as a jumping off point for an expressionistic diary in which her own life intercedes. Digital video camera in hand, she searches for modern day gleaners—those who live off what others ...
12 de nov. de 2021 · The Gleaners and I. Agnès Varda. Midway through the film, while visiting a vineyard, where a family of gleaners is gathering grapes left on the vine, Varda accidentally leaves her camera on. The lens cap, dangling, dances, swaying and twirling above a background of dry grass and yellow leaves.
8 de mar. de 2021 · To this extent, both her fiction and documentary films largely focus on themes of memory, mortality, place within society, and prejudice against women. Whilst ‘The Gleaners and I’ encompasses aspects of these themes, it was inspired by the people she saw gathering discarded food when her local market was closing.
Adrian Curry 03 Jun 2010. With a digital camcorder in hand, Agnès Varda sets out to make a documentary about the lives of gatherers, recyclers, and treasure hunters she encounters in the cities and countryside of France. Often sidetracked, Varda finds time to reflect on everything from aging to the birth of cinema.
In 2000, Agnès Varda travelled the French countryside to study the world of foragers and scavengers called The Gleaners. Describing herself as a gleaner of ideas and images from interior as well as exterior journeys gives the director a special connection with her subjects in this honest and intriguing documentary.
Agnès Varda’s charming follow-up to her acclaimed documentary The Gleaners and I is a deceptively unassuming grace note that takes us deeper into the world of those who find purpose and beauty in the refuse of society. Revisiting many of the original film’s subjects to explore the often unexpected effects that their participation in the project has had on their lives, this wonderfully ...
