The Gleaners and I
Jul 07 2000
•1h 22m
•Documentary
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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Bodan Litnanski
Self
Agnès Varda
Self
François Wertheimer
Self
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