Waste not: Les Glaneurs et la glaneuse and the heterogeneous documentary film score.

This essay considers music’s interpretive functions in Varda’s 2008 documentary Les Glaneurs et la glaneuse. The film’s score references the director’s collaborative history with other composers throughout her career. In particular, the author is interested in what Varda’s musical collaborations can...

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Published in:Studies in French Cinema Vol. 14; no. 3; pp. 167 - 180
Main Author: Vesey, Alyxandra
Format: Film/TV Criticism and Review
Published: Taylor & Francis Ltd 2014
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