One of 2008’s greatest, most under-appreciated cinematic marvels comes out on DVD today. Wendy and Lucy is the simple tale of a woman and her dog trying to make it through an unforgiving world. Beautifully directed by maverick filmmaker Kelly Reichardt and gracefully carried by Michelle Williams’ nuanced performance, Wendy and Lucy is both poetic and raw in its understated examination of society’s subtle injustices and the ways in which its systems can fail us. A grim cautionary tale for our economically unstable times and a memorial to quiet moments of untold personal struggle, check out the DVD and be thankful for what you’ve got.
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I saw this film about three days ago and was very surprised at how profound can simplicity be in terms of plot. Its just well done and as long as it needs to be. The acting is amazing and now I’m looking to get my hands on Old Joy.
totally agree, i just watched :) lovely
[...] prowess has become so sharply refined, it’s simply flabbergasting. Kelly Reichardt’s phenomenal Wendy and Lucy, the cripplingly emotional true crime documentary Dear Zachary, and Michel Gondry’s hotly [...]