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Wendy and Lucy (2008)
Director: Kelly Reichardt
Writers: Kelly Reichardt & Jonathan Raymond (screenplay)
Cast: Michelle Williams, Lucy, David Koppell
Genre: Indie Drama
Director: Kelly Reichardt
Writers: Kelly Reichardt & Jonathan Raymond (screenplay)
Cast: Michelle Williams, Lucy, David Koppell
Genre: Indie Drama
A young woman drives across country to start a new life in Alaska. She finds herself stuck in a small town in Oregon with no money when her old car breaks down. Her family won't help her and her only friend is her dog Lucy.
Director Kelly Reichardt is quickly becoming one of my favorite indie directors. Hell, she's one of my favorite directors working today, period. She's probably best known for Meek's Cutoff (2010) and Certain Women (2016).
I've seen a number of films directed by Kelly Reichardt and I'm always impressed by how much reflective emotions she manages to show us with her long takes and quiet style of film making. Wendy and Lucy is like that, all the way. It's so expressive and yet understated.
Filmed in the small town of Wilsonville, Oregon the film has a realistic look to it as the filming is done on the streets and fields of the town. This really adds to the feel that Wendy is a real person and could be someone you would know. That it turn makes her character all the more sympathetic.
Michelle Williams really impressed me here with her facial expressions that speaks volumes, she actually doesn't say much in the movie. It's all in her reaction to the world around her and for her love of her dog, Lucy. This is a melancholy film at times and I felt more emotions during this film than I would a half dozen other movies. I thought it was pretty special.
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I've seen a number of films directed by Kelly Reichardt and I'm always impressed by how much reflective emotions she manages to show us with her long takes and quiet style of film making. Wendy and Lucy is like that, all the way. It's so expressive and yet understated.
Filmed in the small town of Wilsonville, Oregon the film has a realistic look to it as the filming is done on the streets and fields of the town. This really adds to the feel that Wendy is a real person and could be someone you would know. That it turn makes her character all the more sympathetic.
Michelle Williams really impressed me here with her facial expressions that speaks volumes, she actually doesn't say much in the movie. It's all in her reaction to the world around her and for her love of her dog, Lucy. This is a melancholy film at times and I felt more emotions during this film than I would a half dozen other movies. I thought it was pretty special.
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