Agnès Varda tells as much about her own experiences and feelings growing older as she does about the history and practice of gleaning, an occupation that has itself grown old. By placing herself as the documentary’s ultimate gleaner, she collects wisdom about her subjects, her environment and herself and then shares it with her audience. She communicates a deep love for disregarded people and things, juxtaposing her wrinkled hands with images of weathered things that she finds useful and beautiful as if to say in every scene, ‘I’m not ready to be thrown out yet.’ – Ed Bertram (2019)
Arts & Faith Lists:
2019 Top 25 Films on Growing Older — #8
2023 Top 25 Spiritually Significant Documentaries — #11