The Gleaners and I

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Jens B After not warming to "Lions Love," I was all the more pleased that I enjoyed "Les glaneurs et la glaneuse" so much. I don't really know why. Perhaps I simply liked the theme of collecting and the sociopolitical observations it raises more. Perhaps Varda, a good 30 years later, is better at translating her creativity into cinematic form. In any case, I find this documentary quite enchanting! You want to be like Varda: curious, open-hearted, relaxed, intelligent, creative, witty, melancholic, endowed with never-ending energy. The beautiful thing is: you feel like you could be like her without much effort. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 09/28/25 Full Review Cinnamon C This movie shaped me. Changed my understanding of what a personal film is. How we can see beauty in the everyday. Poetic and wonderful. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 05/26/25 Full Review Leaburn O It’s not the most fun or gripping documentary you’ll ever see but it is unique and for that it’s worth a watch. I gleaned something from watching it. The homeless guy who teaches immigrants how to read and write French is incredibly noble. There are other characters we encounter who are equally fascinating. Opens your eyes up and makes you question your own assumed judgements of scavengers. Watched on DVD after struggling to find it elsewhere. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 11/28/24 Full Review S R 1001 movies to see before you die. Left leaning documentary that won me over for its uniqueness. It was on CRI. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 07/22/23 Full Review Audience Member Such a simple low-budget, documentary, and yet I was glued to it. Agnes Varda has such a goofy, natural way about her, and she has a genuine interest and empathy for her subjects. And it’s so interesting how the gleaners (foragers?) have a history and a recognized place in French society - people just trying to get by. living a sustainable life before is was fashionable. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 07/06/22 Full Review jordan m Agnes picked a good subject to make a documentary out of, to be sure. I may have inadvertently prevented myself from enjoying it by not spending a lot of time watching lesser documentaries to compare this one positively to. I've really only seen a few, most notably When We Were Kings (about Muhammad Ali), and this one just does not compare to that. I liked that she had a unique style and that she inserted herself into the scene, but the parts where she highlights how old she's getting and how much she likes her new camera made the whole thing feel unfocused. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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