Sundays At the U With Movies: "The Gleaners And I”
- wgclients01
- Sep 3, 2024
- 1 min read
Join the University of Miami at 1 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 8, for a screening of Agnes Varda's "The Gleaners and I" (2000), a self-reflexive documentary in which the French cinema icon explores the world of modern-day gleaners: those living on the margins who survive by foraging for what society throws away. The movie ranked 69th in the 2022 Sight and Sound poll of the 100 greatest movies ever made.
THE GLEANERS AND I | 2000) | WRITER-DIRECTOR: Agnes Varda | RUNNING TIME: 1H 22M | IN FRENCH WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES | UNRATED No offensive material | PROJECTED in 2K DCP format
Embracing the intimacy and freedom of digital filmmaking, Varda posits herself as a kind of gleaner of images and ideas, one whose generous, expansive vision makes room for ruminations on everything from aging to the birth of cinema to the beauty of heart-shaped potatoes.
By turns playful, philosophical, and subtly political, "The Gleaners and I" is a warmly human reflection on the contradictions of our consumerist world from an artist who, like her subjects, finds unexpected richness where few think to look.
Date and Time:
Sunday, September 8, 2024 1pm to 3pm
Location:
5030 Brunson Dr, Coral Gables, FL 33146