Synopsis
Varda focuses her eye on gleaners: those who scour already-reaped fields for the odd potato or turnip. Her investigation leads from forgotten corners of the French countryside to off-hours at the green markets of Paris, following those who insist on finding a use for that which society has cast off, whether out of necessity or activism.
The Gleaners and I (2000) is a 1h 22min documentary feature film by Agnès Varda. Varda focuses her eye on gleaners: those who scour already-reaped fields for the odd potato or turnip. Selected for Los Angeles Film Awards (2025).
Key facts
Cast
Agnès Varda, Bodan Litnanski, François Wertheimer
Original language
French
First release
July 6, 2000 (France)
Production companies
Ciné Tamaris
Awards
European Film Award for Best Documentary
Crew
Screenplay
Agnès Varda
Cinematography
Agnès Varda, Didier Doussin, Didier Rouget, Pascal Sautelet, Stéphane Krausz
Editing
Agnès Varda, Jean-Baptiste Morin, Laurent Pineau
Music
Isabelle Olivier, Joanna Bruzdowicz
Trailer
Stills
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Festival History
- Los Angeles Film Awards 2025
- Telluride Film Festival 2023 generic - Film Restorations
- Locarno International Film Festival 2014 generic
- Cannes Film Festival 2000 generic
- Toronto International Film Festival 2000 generic
Titles
| Original title | Les Glaneurs et la Glaneuse | |
| Alternate title | The Gleaners & I |
Releases & classifications
| Television | France | July 6, 2000 |
| Theatrical | France | July 7, 2000 |
| Theatrical | United States | March 7, 2001 |
| Theatrical | Germany | December 6, 2001 |
| Theatrical | Japan | February 9, 2002 |
| Theatrical | Netherlands | May 23, 2002 |
| Theatrical | United States | January 26, 2018 |
| Theatrical | Portugal | June 3, 2018 |
| Theatrical | United Kingdom | August 6, 2018 |
| Theatrical | United States | December 23, 2019 |
| Theatrical | Netherlands | September 4, 2025 |
| Streaming | Germany | September 19, 2025 |
| Theatrical | Brazil | March 14, 2026 |
| Classification | Germany | 0 |
| Classification | United Kingdom | PG |
Full credits
| Director | Agnès Varda |
| Cast | Agnès Varda (Self), Bodan Litnanski (Self), François Wertheimer (Self) |
| Screenplay | Agnès Varda |
| Cinematography | Agnès Varda, Didier Doussin, Didier Rouget, Pascal Sautelet, Stéphane Krausz |
| Editing | Agnès Varda, Jean-Baptiste Morin, Laurent Pineau |
| Music | Isabelle Olivier, Joanna Bruzdowicz |
Additional data: TMDB.
Source: Cinémathèque québécoise, linked catalogue data (CC BY 4.0)
