Slideshow
THE GLEANERS AND I:
TWO YEARS LATER
France, 2002
Written and directed by Agnès Varda
Starring Bodan Litnanski, Macha Makeïeff, Agnès Varda, François Wertheimer
In French with English subtitles
Approx. 63 min.
After the surprising success of THE GLEANERS AND I, with a strong response from fans around the world, Varda decided to take a look at the impact of her original documentary and revisit its subjects. She meets fans of the original documentary, engages in discussions about objects and waste, and flows easily between the communities she explored two years prior, revealing herself once again as a humanist always finding connections among people.
Preceded by
Une Minute Pour Image
France, 1983
Directed by Agnès Varda
In French with English subtitles
Approx. 26 mins.
This compilation was made from a series of 90-second-long spots for television made by Varda in collaboration with the National Center of Photography. Every night she would show a photograph and then invite a member of the public to comment on it.
Presented with support from The George Fasel Memorial Fund for Classic French Cinema
Reviews
“GLEANERS is a tough act to follow, but this rough-hewn footnote is a nice low-key experiment in depicting what happens to a film after it’s released into the wild.”
– Lisa Nisselson, Variety