The Gleaners and I Reviews
March 10, 2003
The Gleaners and I shows Varda in full flower, ever reaping what she has sown.
September 26, 2002
[A] lyrically ramshackle essay about people, including Varda herself, who don't fit into society's cubbyholes.
February 21, 2002
The Gleaners and I is a film well worth finding.
Original Score: A-
December 17, 2001
Charged with the pleasure of discovery.
August 2, 2001
The Gleaners and I is an exceptional, accomplished documentary that serves as a striking example of 'found cinema.'
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| Original Score: 5/5
June 27, 2001
For the most part, Varda's home movie is a simple and sweet thing.
Original Score: 3/4
June 11, 2001
Varda's subject matter is surprisingly rich, but it's her own energetic, curious nature that gives the film its snap.
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| Original Score: 3/4
May 12, 2001
In its frames, we see [Varda's] empathy, skill, curiosity, wit, poetry and passion for life: everything she has gleaned from a lifetime of love and movies.
May 12, 2001
[The] characters are defined by dawdle and drift as much as Varda is in The Gleaners and I, catching life on the fly -- and implicitly inviting us to do the same.
Original Score: 3/4
May 11, 2001
And in what appears to be a documentary [Varda] conceals a tender meditation about her own life, and life itself.
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| Original Score: 4/4
April 4, 2001
April 4, 2001
The film is studded with found metaphors and serendipitous insights.
Original Score: 3.5/5
April 4, 2001
A superb example of the genre of the self-expressive documentary.
April 4, 2001
Urgent, graceful, accessible and at times openly cheerful -- it takes a big bite out of life.
May 1, 2000
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| Original Score: A-