The Gleaners & I
2000 · Movie · NR · 82 min · ★ 7.6 · 88% critics
This documentary follows people who collect what’s left behind after harvests and markets, from rural fields to Paris streets. Along the way, it explores how discarded food and objects can become meals, art, or a way of life, raising questions about waste, necessity, and personal choice.
Also known as The Gleaners and I
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Details
- Original title
- Les Glaneurs et la Glaneuse
- Years
- 2000
- Release date
- 2000-07-07
- Language
- French
- Rated
- NR
- Runtime
- 82 min
- Critic score
- 88/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.6/10 (223 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you like curious, humane documentaries that mix everyday encounters with reflections on waste, art, and survival, similar to Faces Places; Not for you if you want a tightly plotted, purely informational watch.
Pros: warm humor and personality; eye-opening social insight; creative found-object moments | Cons: occasional self-focused detours; loose, wandering structure; interest required upfront
Themes
- france
- countryside
- collecting
- handheld camera
- salvage
- woman director
- harvest
- trash
- potatoes
- rubbish dump
Awards & recognition
- European Film Award — Best Documentary · 2000
- European Film Award — Best Documentary · 2000 · nominated
Cast & crew
Agnès Varda
as Self
- BL
Bodan Litnanski
as Self
François Wertheimer
as Self
Directed by Agnès Varda