Wendy and Lucy

 

Director:  Kelly Reichardt

Run Time:  80 min

Year: 2008

Category:  Narrative Feature

 

 

 

 

film description

Synopsis:  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.

Cast:  Michelle Williams, Will Oldham, John Robinson, Walter Dalton, Will Patton, Larry Fessenden

A keenly observational look at the increasing struggle to just get through the day. With a riveting, delicate performance by Michelle Williams, the film builds to something enigmatic and moving.  --Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times

With uninflected realism, an attentive camera and no weeping strings, Ms. Reichardt makes palpably, tragically real what it means to be struggling at the very edge of the economic abyss.  --Manolha Dargis, The New York Times.

WENDY AND LUCY establishes Reichardt, beyond question, as one of the few masters now working in American Independent film.  --Kent Jones, Cinemascope

Awards:  Nominee, 2009 Independent Spirit Awards Best Feature Award; Nominee, 2009 Spirit Awards Best Actress Award (Michelle Williams)

Screenings:  Cannes Film Festival; Vancouver International Film Festival; New York Film Festival; Woodstock Film Festival

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