Varda's attention is drawn to gleaners, folks who scour already-reaped fields in search of the occasional potato or turnip. Her inquiry takes her from neglected areas of the French countryside to off-hours at the green markets of Paris, where she meets people who are determined to find a use for things that society has discarded, whether out of necessity or as an act of social activism.
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Varda's attention is drawn to gleaners, folks who scour already-reaped fields in search of the occasional potato or turnip. Her inquiry takes her from neglected areas of the French countryside to off-hours at the green markets of Paris, where she meets people who are determined to find a use for things that society has discarded, whether out of necessity or as an act of social activism.
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