Wendy and lucy offers a subdued social critique indie director kelly reichardt makes films about youngish, poorish people with wanderlust. Wendy and lucy is another one of the rare gems that would have forever been hidden in my deep, dark attic of unknown, unwatched films, had it not been for letterboxd. Before she even utters a word with her body movement and her facial features we get a sense of who wendy is. Wendy and lucy 2008 stream and watch online wendy michelle williams, a nearpenniless drifter, is traveling to alaska in search of work, and her only companion is her dog, lucy. Wendy and lucy addresses issues of sympathy and generosity at the edges of american life, revealing the limits and depths of. There is no mistaking kelly reichardts politics as an artist. Wendy and lucy is best karig als het om het verhaal gaat. Wendy and lucy film 2008 kritik trailer news moviejones.
Above i compared wendy and lucy to kerrigans film claire dolan, and reichardts image of the working poor or the itinerant laborer begs questions similar to those posed by kerrigans image of the urban sex worker. Filmmaker kelly reichardts certain women, old joy wendy and lucy is a tale of a young woman attempting to gain footing in the world. On the other hand, this nonformulaic film, written, directed and edited by kelly reichardt and acted by a small but excellent cast headed by michelle williams is for me a very good film. For her emotionally raw performance in blue valentine 2010, which sketched the story of a crumbling marriage, williams captured an oscar nomination for best. Reichardt and jon raymond adapted the screenplay from his short story train choir. Reilly, lucy liu, queen latifah, renee zellweger and. Wendy and lucy essay the search for the american dream. Wendy carroll michelle williams is driving to ketchikan, alaska, in hopes of a summer of lucrative work at the northwestern fish cannery, and the start of a. Wendy is a small town girl who packed up her life in a tiny beaten up car to make her way to alaska to find a job with her dog lucy. The film is dominated by simple movements loaded with meaning tone shifts, posture changes that expand to take over the films overall stillness like ripples on a pond. John raymond i am all for a film that is a slice of life character study about a quirky character in an absurdly banal series of situations or something like that.
I was thinking about a chapter with wendy and lucy for a while know, and how would i go about it. Lucy thought, her hand was held by wendy and the small girl did nothing to lock the door. When her car breaks down in oregon, however, the thin fabric of her financial situation comes apart, and she confronts a series of increasingly dire economic decisions, with farranging repercussions for herself and lucy. The closer we look at wendy and lucy, the more we need to ask who wendy is, and who she is supposed to be. Proving why she is one of the most highlyregarded auteurs of current cinema, kelly reichardts old joy subtle storytelling technique uses a formal minimalist style to weave together a unique emotional and political road film. Already perilously close to losing everything, wendy hits a. So, she is a teenager in this chapter, when she is starting. By the time wendy gets back to the store lucy is missing and wendys search for her loyal companion begins. I know so much about wendy, although this movie tells me so little. Dreaming of the cold alaskan landscapes and a better future, young wendy carroll and her dog, lucy, become stranded in a small oregon town, when her old, rusty, and decrepit car breaks down. Sometimes the simplest stories are the most effecting and the simplest characters are the most endearing.
Wendy michelle williams, a nearpenniless drifter, is traveling to alaska in search of work, and her only companion is her dog, lucy. A woman confronts a series of increasingly dire economic decisions. Rent wendy and lucy 2008 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. She throws a stick, lucy brings it back, and they enjoy the sunny, easy motion of a day in rural oregon. Rent wendy and lucy 2008 starring michelle williams and will patton on dvd and bluray. Wendy carroll is driving to ketchikan, alaska, in hopes of a summer of lucrative work at the northwestern fish cannery, and the start of a new life with her dog, lucy. When she posts bail and returns to retrieve lucy, she finds that the dog is gone, prompting a frantic search for her pet. Hungry, without friends, and almost penniless, wendy will have to resort to desperate measures, only to come face to face with her worst fear. At the beginning of kelly reichardts deeply affecting wendy and lucy, a young woman, en route to alaska in hopes of getting a job, stalls out in smalltown oregon. Lucy let the tub be filled by water and bubbles but soon felt two small hands on her behind, wendy rubbed over lucys behind, she liked the curves of the older girl, lucy slowly turned and wendy went into the filled tub, already stripped of her clothes. Gorgeously filmed in stark, luminous imagery, wendy and lucy addresses issues of sympathy and generosity at the edges of american life, revealing the limits and depths of peoples duty to each other in our modern times. After considering a couple of ideas that i had, i decided to make a small time skip, and have wendy grow a little older for the pairing to work. Wendy michelle williams walks with her dog lucy, the camera tracking from a distance. In kelly reichardts new film, michelle williamss great.
One last dance wendy leigh 1439149992 9781439149997 wendy. When her car breaks down in oregon, however, the thin fabric of her financial situation comes apart, and she confronts a series of increasingly dire economic decisions, with farranging repercussions for herself and. Wendy, a nearpenniless drifter, is traveling to alaska in search of work, and her only companion is her dog, lucy. Wendy and lucy 2008 stream and watch online moviefone. Because the director, kelly reichardt, moves the camera in an appealing direction and there is a good amount of light which attracts the audience. Soon enough, it becomes clear that shes little more than a busted timing belt away from utter ruin. Wendy michelle williams is traveling to alaska with her dog lucy in hopes of finding a job at a cannery. Nowhere wendy came from, nowhere shes going to, no plan except to get her car fixed and feed her dog. Wendy and lucy is a 2008 motionpicture directed by kelly reichardt and starring michelle williams. To optimize your experience with your screen reading software, please use our website, which has the same tickets as our and websites. Based on a short story by jon raymond, wendy and lucy chronicles the journey of mary carroll michelle williams, an alienated women who sets her sights on alaska in hopes of starting a new life. It has some swearing, a little drug use and a brief implication of violence, but no nudity, sex or murder. The film stars michelle williams as wendy, a homeless woman who searches for her lost dog, lucy.
Sam noemde zijn dochter lucy diamond naar het lied lucy in the sky with diamonds van. In the films opening seconds, wendy and lucys energising mutual dependence is writ large with a remarkable, inconspicuous tracking shot that captures the pair frolicking through a. Old joy director kelly reichardt crafts this intimate tale of wendy, an alienated indiana woman who packs up her car and sets her sights on. Cameron diaz, lucy liu, bernie mac, buitenlandse films, thuisbioscoop. When her car breaks down and with no money to repair it, she confronts a series of increasingly dire economic decisions with farranging repercussions for herself and lucy. Wendy and lucy is rated r under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian. The quite independent and assertive woman lucy irene. I am also willing to abide some self indulgence in camera work and a lack of structure in narrative if what i get from the picture is an exegesis on some. Find out where wendy and lucy is streaming, if wendy and lucy is on netflix, and get news and updates, on decider. In wendy and lucy, michelle williams plays wendy, a lonely young woman in dire need of a couple of hundred bucks and a hug. Scott s article neoneo realism argues that wendy and lucy. Already perilously close to losing everything, wendy hits a bigger bump in the road when her old car breaks down and she is arrested for shoplifting dog food.
Without putting too fine a point on it, reichardt subtly underscores the predicament of a person living without any. With michael ontkean, kate jackson, harry hamlin, wendy hiller. Wendy and lucy is a 2008 american drama film directed by kelly reichardt. Lucy bluray, scarlett johansson, morgan freeman, choi minsik. But i know, or feel, everything about wendy at this moment. Wendy and lucy is not big budget and if that might put some off and if that is the case, you might want to give it a miss. Oh, and if youve seen her dog lucy lately, some news of the mutts. Financial analysis of wendy and lucy 2008 including budget, domestic and international box office gross, dvd and bluray sales reports, total earnings and profitability. Wendy and lucy isnt an outandout tearjerker like old yeller or marley and me, but the dogs fate is inextricably tied to her owners, and they share the vulnerability. Kelly reichardts latest film, wendy and lucy, is 80 minutes long it would fit inside baz luhrmanns australia twice, with room to spare and. Wendy and lucy is a work of selfconscious manipulation, in which reichardt filters out the cinemas subjectivity and personalism. The search for the american dream kelly reichardts wendy and lucy is a film so minimalist and real, it is almost uncomfortable to watch.
Kelly reichardts wendy and lucy is another illustration of how absorbing a film can be when the plot doesnt stand between us and a character. The touchingly vulnerable michelle williams stars as wendy, a midwestern girl stuck in an impoverished town, writes philip french. Starring michelle wiliam wendy and lucy is the latest film from director kelly reichardt old joy. Being a fan of michelle williams was the only reason why i wanted to watch it. When her car breaks down in oregon, the thin fabric of her financial situation comes apart, and she faces a series of increasingly dire challenges.
Behalve zijn werk, was dat ook zijn ziel en zaligheid en hij voedde er zijn kinderen skeeter en wendy met veel plezier op. When discussing this film however one must praise michelle williams. With michelle williams, lucy, david koppell, max clement. Over the summer, a series of unfortunate happening triggers a financial. Wendy and lucy on 35mm with the short narrative film in the skip distance 3. Wendy is driving with her dog lucy to alaska, in hopes of a summer of lucrative work at the fish cannery. The trailer for wendy and lucy in the film, wendy carroll williams is driving to ketchikan, alaska, in hopes of a summer of lucrative work at the northwestern fish cannery, and the start of a new life with her dog, lucy. Wendy and lucy is a faithful continuation of the experimental movements dogma. Stranded in oregon when her car breaks down and lacking the funds to repair it, wendy faces yet another challenge when lucy, her bestfriend, disappears. It took me two times to sit down and actually start watching the film. The happenings in wendy and lucy, might seem normal and ordinary.
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