The Gleaners and I
Oct 01, 2005
(Agnes Varda, France, 2000, 35mm, 82 min.)
Print courtesy of Zeitgeist Films
Early campaigners for documentary as big screen art rather than made-for-tv, we distilled our rallying cry in 2001 with our First Person Cinema documentary festival (2001-04), which anticipated the documentary explosion to come.
Here is a perfect example of what we're talkin' about: a delightful personal documentary from the Grand Dame of French cinema, GLEANERS seeks out those who thrive on what society discards. In her joyous investigation into a new way of looking at the world, filmmaker Varda finds heroes in the least likely of places.