[The] characters are defined by dawdle and drift as much as Varda is in The Gleaners and I, catching life on the fly -- and implicitly inviting us to do the same. full review

[A] lyrically ramshackle essay about people, including Varda herself, who don't fit into society's cubbyholes. full review

The Gleaners and I is a film well worth finding. full review

Charged with the pleasure of discovery. full review

For the most part, Varda's home movie is a simple and sweet thing. full review

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

In its frames, we see [Varda's] empathy, skill, curiosity, wit, poetry and passion for life: everything she has gleaned from a lifetime of love and movies. full review

Urgent, graceful, accessible and at times openly cheerful -- it takes a big bite out of life. full review

And in what appears to be a documentary [Varda] conceals a tender meditation about her own life, and life itself. full review

A superb example of the genre of the self-expressive documentary.

The film is studded with found metaphors and serendipitous insights. full review