AGNÈS VARDA – The Gleaners and I

15 OCT 2026 / 10h00
Biblioteca Municipal Dr. Júlio Dantas

School Sessions / 3rd cycle and secondary
Upon reservation
M6 / 82'

I like the idea that one hand would always be gleaning, the other always filming. I really like the idea of hands. Hands are the tool of the gleaners. Hands are the tool of the painter, of the artist.
Agnès Varda

The Gleaners and I (Les Glaneurs et la Glaneuse) is one of the most touching works by French director Agnès Varda, a social documentary about the act of gleaning, originally referring to the traditional practice of gathering leftover crops from the fields.
Inspired by a famous painting by the French artist Jean-François Millet, Agnès sets out to learn more about this ancient gesture and embarks on a journey through various regions of France, exploring its relevance in contemporary society. She meets genuine people – farmers, the unemployed, artists, activists – who present ethical, ecological, social and artistic reasons for fighting against the waste of materials and food.

A modern portrayal of agricultural and urban gleaners, the film is also a performative documentary narrated by the filmmaker herself, offering a personal and autobiographical meditation on aging and the inevitable passage of time.

Cast: Agnès Varda, Bodan Litnanski, François Wertheimer
Screenplay: Agnès Varda
Cinematography: Stéphane Krausz, Didier Rouget, Didier Doussin, Pascal Sautelet, Agnès Varda
Editing: Agnès Varda, Laurent Pineau
Music: Joanna Bruzdowicz, Pierre Barbaud, Isabelle Olivier, François Wertheimer
Production: Ciné-Tamaris
Distribution: Leopardo Filmes