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A new trailer for Kelly Reichardt's Wendy and Lucy (Oscilloscope, 12.10 limited), a.k.a., "A Poor Girl and Her Dog." Wearing short, dark mousey hair and bargain-basement clothes, Michelle Williams (Brokeback Mountain) looks and acts vulnerable-tough in this quiet little character piece. Good work; her first stand-alone lead role. Pic opens nationally in January '09.
Posted by Jeffrey Wells on October 21, 2008 at 7:43 AM
comment #1
JD
says ...
One of the best movies I saw at TIFF. It's a really minimal, low key, but extremely insightful film. The end is quietly powerful in a way that I'm guessing most casual audiences will miss, but I thought it was a big step up from the already very strong Oldjoy.
Posted by JD
at October 21, 2008 8:32 AM
comment #2
Craptastic
says ...
Is it just me or does Michelle Williams look like Mike Myers with that haircut?
Posted by Craptastic
at October 21, 2008 9:21 AM
comment #3
dcc77
says ...
I saw it at the Woodstock Film Festival earlier in the month and I was underwhelmed. David Denby wrote a piece on underdramatization in what he called the Cinema of Observation where he offered a new criticism of cinematic realism. He argued, in essence, that not enough 'happened' dramatically in films of this ilk. And while W&L isn't exactly like Smart People and other films he referenced, it's not an experimental film either. Yes, we emphasize with her suffering but I needed more there there.
Needless to say, I'd be shocked if this grossed more than a few million dollars. Which doesn't invalidate it as an artisitic work, of course, but I'm just saying...
Posted by dcc77
at October 21, 2008 10:56 AM
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gruver1
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Wells to craptastic
Posted by gruver1
at October 21, 2008 10:58 AM
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Jack Price
says ...
Almost saw this on Sunday, but passed when I realized the same director made Old Joy.
Maybe I made a huge mistake, I can't say. All I know is that Old Joy in particular rubbed me the wrong way and I'd much rather wait to see Wendy and Lucy in the privacy of my own home.
Posted by Jack Price
at October 21, 2008 12:12 PM
comment #6
Craptastic
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What was your comment, Wells? Your text doesn't appear.
Posted by Craptastic
at October 21, 2008 3:00 PM
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