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Los espigadores y la espigadora download6/15/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() The paper focuses on tendencies that qualify for the label of reflexive and hypermediated cinema, but which, nevertheless, also have the purpose of achieving the sensation of immediacy. In doing so, the author argues that Les Glaneurs’ score gives us a fuller understanding of the director’s use of the term ‘gleaning’ in relation to her work as a filmmaker. The author will attend to the formal construction of the film’s heterogeneous score and discuss the musical contributions from three of Varda’s frequent collaborators, along with Varda’s participation. Thus, this essay considers how Les Glaneurs uses French popular music to reflect on the cultural and political significance of economically marginalized French citizens who steal out of economic necessity. The author also claims that Les Glaneurs’ musical selections allow the filmmaker to aurally signify her reflections about the state of contemporary French citizenship. In particular, the author is interested in what Varda’s musical collaborations can tell us about her creative process and her own sense of authorship. The film’s score references the director’s collaborative history with other composers throughout her career. This essay considers music’s interpretive functions in Varda’s 2008 documentary Les Glaneurs et la glaneuse.
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