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Cinema and the Gleaners: Millet's Painting on Film

opinion-review · 2026-04-23

Hervé Gauville examines the influence of painting on cinema, focusing on Jean-François Millet's "Les glaneuses" as inspiration for filmmakers like Agnès Varda. Varda's film "Deux ans après" documents the aftermath of her earlier work "Les glaneurs et la glaneuse."

Key facts

  • Hervé Gauville wrote an article on cinema's interest in painting.
  • The article discusses Jean-François Millet's painting 'Les glaneuses'.
  • Agnès Varda was inspired by Millet's painting for her film 'Deux ans après'.
  • 'Deux ans après' is a follow-up to Varda's film 'Les glaneurs et la glaneuse'.
  • The article was published in artpress in June 2003.

Entities

Artists

  • Hervé Gauville
  • Jean-François Millet
  • Agnès Varda

Institutions

  • artpress

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