Essential Cinema: Kelly Reichardt: The First Five

WENDY AND LUCY

Directed by Kelly Reichardt

USA, 2008, 1h 20min, DCP

Essential Cinema  Kelly Reichardt: The First Five

There are no current or future screenings planned for this film.

“Modest but cosmic…”
The Village Voice

“Evanescent and intangible, it dissolves into the air, leaving something tragic and mysterious behind.”
Los Angeles Times

Wendy Carroll (Michelle Williams in her first Reichardt collaboration) is on the road to Ketchikan, Alaska, in hopes of a new life and gainful employment at the Northwestern Fish Cannery with her dog Lucy. When her car breaks down in Oregon, she finds herself not only down on her luck but increasingly desperate with each misfortune cast her way. An engrossing socio-political critique-cum-road movie, WENDY AND LUCY examines those living at the margins of American life.

Presented in conjunction with Kelly Reichardt’s latest film, SHOWING UP, which opens April 14.

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