Once again using the documentary format as a jumping-off point for an expressionistic diary in which her own life intercedes, Varda, with a handheld digital video camera, searches for modern-day gleaners in rural France and the alleys and dumpsters of Paris. Varda expands the definition of a gleaner to include herself, someone who gleans images and stories from the world around her. True to form, The Gleaners and I functions as a kind of diary, a poetic exploration of gleaning, poverty, and the history of gleaning in France. – HG