Films from Past Years

/ Wendy and Lucy

Narrative Feature | USA | 2008 | 80 mins. | Not Rated

Director Kelly Reichardt

Screenwriter Jon Raymond, Kelly Reichardt

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

Official Cannes Film Festival Selection 2008

Official Selection Toronto Film Festival 2008

Proving why she is one of the most highly-regarded auteur of current cinema, Kelly Reichardt’s (Old Joy) 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.