Wendy and Lucy

2008, 1 hour 20 minutes

Director: Kelly Reichardt

Our monthly Free Thursdays film series at the Parkway continues in 2018 with Kelly Reichardt’s quiet masterpiece WENDY AND LUCY, starring Michelle Williams!

 

ABOUT THE FILM:
(Kelly Reichardt, USA, 80 minutes, 2008)
Proving why she is one of the most highly-regarded auteurs of current cinema, Kelly Reichardt’s (OLD JOY, CERTAIN WOMEN) subtle storytelling technique uses a formal minimalist style to weave together a unique emotional and political road film. 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 new life with her dog, Lucy. 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 far-ranging repercussions for herself and Lucy. WENDY AND LUCY addresses issues of sympathy and generosity at the edges of American life, revealing the limits and depths of people’s duty to each other in tough times.

 

“Kelly Reichardt’s Wendy and Lucy is another illustration of how absorbing a film can be when the plot doesn’t stand between us and a character.”—Roger Ebert

 

“Brilliant… Reichardt’s first masterpiece.”—Time Out