The Gleaners and I
I gave this documentary by French filmmaker Agnes Varda four out of five stars. But only because I thought she spent too much time on "artful frivolities" like the way her lens cap dangled or the aged contours of her hand instead of sticking to the meat of the subject. We meet a man whose diet consists of what he finds tossed out by others. We see gleaners in a potato field harvesting the excess.
I'm a big fan of the PBS reality documentaries. These are all available on Netflix.
Frontier House
Colonial House
Manor House
1940's House
1900 House
Texas Ranch House This one is my least favorite of the PBS reality documentaries because there's a lot of conflict. But, not a bad way to kill an evening.
Pioneer Quest is not available on Netflix and my library doesn't carry it but maybe yours does?
Please comment if I've missed any. I'm always looking for a good movie to Netflix.
3 comments:
Oh you absolutely HAVE to see "The Good Neighbors." It's a British series from the 70's about a couple who leaves behind the "rat race" to live completely self-sufficiently on their own land - in the suburbs. It is AWESOME. (Okay, there are some definitely non-PC moments to ignore, just a fair warning there.)
Out to add The Gleaners and I to my queue right now!
I don't have any other DVDs to add but you may want to check out the Alaska Experiment on the Discover Channel. The took four groups of people, gave them some survival training, and then sent them to various locations in Alaska. They had shelter, a stove, and some food staples to get started and they have to do the rest to make it through the winter. It's interesting to see how the handle it.
badhuman- I read about that and I really want to see it. We lightened our dtv package last year and I don't get DC anymore.
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