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7.6/10   1,316 votes
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Director:
Agnès Varda
Writer:
Agnès Varda (writer)
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Release Date:
7 July 2000 (France) more
Genre:
Documentary more
Plot:
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... more | add synopsis
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Awards:
11 wins & 2 nominations more
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Agnès Varda in person at American Cinematheque
 (From pretty-scary. 17 June 2009, 6:09 PM, PDT)

User Comments:
One of the best docs I've ever seen! more

Cast

  (Credited cast)
Bodan Litnanski ... Himself
Agnès Varda ... Herself
François Wertheimer ... Himself
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
The Gleaners & I (International: English title)
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Runtime:
82 min
Country:
France
Language:
French
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.33 : 1 more
Company:
Ciné Tamaris more

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Soundtrack:
Apfelsextett more

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11 out of 13 people found the following comment useful:-
One of the best docs I've ever seen!, 22 March 2006
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Author: theoscillator_13 from boston, ma

Yeah, it was that good. I was introduced to the French New Wave when I was in college and I was instantly a fan. Of course I loved Godard and Truffaut but I was also a always a fan of Varda's work. The one woman allowed run with "the boy's club".

Even in her later years in 2000, the mark of the Nouvelle Vague was still evident in her work. Shot on video at a time when things looked like they were shot on video, this movie held true to all of the same ideals that Varda stood for 40 years earlier. There wasn't a lot of time or money spent on lighting and capturing the perfect image but what was lacking was made up for with true cinematography and framing of the shots. Visually the movie is both cheap and no frills and meticulous and artistic.

But like any good documentary, Varda's vision and message trumps any superficial aspect of the film-making. The message that there is beauty in every aspect of our existence regardless of how insignificant we think it is resonates throughout the story and will stick with you long after the movie has ended.

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