Review of The Gleaners and I (2000) by Patrick D — 27 Feb 2008

This film is incredibly fasinating. It's amazing to find out about a culture of refuse pickers in France, it really makes you think about what you throw away. The only problem with the film is that the film maker is very self indulgent, and it really tends to grind the film to a halt when she does this. Although, with the knowledge that Agnes Varda was a strong presence in the French Nouvelle Vague movement, I guess one can't be surprised can they?

But when all is said and done it's a lovely little film that presents all sorts of gleaning, obvious and not.