The fifth episode of our season on the awesome movie year of 2000 features our documentary pick, Agnes Varda’s The Gleaners and I. Directed by and featuring Agnes Varda, The Gleaners and I is considered one of the greatest documentaries of all time.
The contemporary reviews quoted in this episode come from Roger Ebert (https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/the-gleaners-and-i-2001), Kevin Thomas in the Los Angeles Times (https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2001-apr-06-ca-47419-story.html), and Stephanie Zacharek in Salon (https://www.salon.com/2001/03/08/gleaners/).
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Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000 Foreign Film)
Wonder Boys (2000 Josh’s Pick)
Dancer In The Dark (2000 Cannes Palme d’Or Winner)
Battlefield Earth (2000 Box Office Flop)
Sexy Beast (2000 First Feature)
Mission: Impossible II (2000 Box Office Champ)
Broadcast News (1987 Bonus Episode)
1939 Epilogue
At the Circus (1939 Audience Choice)
Son of Frankenstein (1939 Future Cult Classic)
The Gorilla (1939 Dave’s Pick)
Gone With The Wind (1939 Best Picture)
Wuthering Heights (1939 New York Film Critics Circle Winner)
Only Angels Have Wings (1939 Jason’s Pick)
The Rules of the Game (1939 Foreign Film)
Love Affair (1939 Valentine’s Bonus)
The Women (1939 Josh’s Pick)
Gulliver’s Travels (1939 Animated Film)
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939 Cannes Award Winner)
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