The Gleaners and I(Les Glaneurs et la Glaneuse)

The New York Times by Dana Stevens

She (Varda) plucks images and stories from the world around her, finding beauty and nourishment in lives and activities the world prefers to ignore.

Christian Science Monitor by David Sterritt

A fascinating nonfiction voyage into rural and urban France, focusing on idiosyncratic individuals who live off things the rest of us throw away, from food to furniture.

San Francisco Chronicle by Edward Guthmann

Varda's subject matter is surprisingly rich, but it's her own energetic, curious nature that gives the film its snap.

L.A. Weekly by Ernest Hardy

It's both surreal -- and wholly accessible.

New York Daily News by Jami Bernard

Varda injects her sprightly personality into the film, a seasoning that sometimes overwhelms the stew.

Boston Globe by Jay Carr

Varda's charmingly eccentric amble, wise in its seeming waywardness.

TV Guide Magazine by Ken Fox

It's a humbling way of life, and one that, as Varda discovers in this wonderful, 80-minute essay, has survived in surprising ways.

New York Magazine (Vulture) by Peter Rainer

There's a timelessness, an immanence to what she (Varda) shows us.

Chicago Sun-Times by Roger Ebert

The story of herself (Varda), a woman whose life has consisted of moving through the world with the tools of her trade, finding what is worth treasuring.

Philadelphia Inquirer by Steven Rea

At once guileless and profound.