I have seen all of Kelly Reichardt's films since Old Joy and loved them all - for their simplicity, honesty, quietness, patience, truth, etc etc. The placement of fully believable people wrapped in their time and landscape, interacting with other human beings is fascinating to me! I could watch it for hours. Anyone who comes to these films expecting a more conventional narrative, or a fast paced edit will leave disappointed, but I equally believe to call any of her films, especially this one, boring is to show a deep immaturity, which says more about how you interact with film than anything critically worthwhile as commentary to a bone fide cinema artist.
All the performances here are sublime. So rich and detailed and real. It must be a thrill for an actor to work with Reichardt, so rarely do they get to come this close to truth in creating characters. Dern, Williams , and Stewart impressed equally, but Lily Gladstone, who was previously unknown to me, was mesmerising. Such a beautiful performance. Watching her face in silence as she drives home, experiencing a thousand emotions, will be a moment in film I long remember and talk about! So amazing to have a director that has the patience and confidence to show that.
Nothing happens in this film but life. For me that's enough. An infinite tapestry of detail is all there in Certain Woman, you just have to want to see it.
All the performances here are sublime. So rich and detailed and real. It must be a thrill for an actor to work with Reichardt, so rarely do they get to come this close to truth in creating characters. Dern, Williams , and Stewart impressed equally, but Lily Gladstone, who was previously unknown to me, was mesmerising. Such a beautiful performance. Watching her face in silence as she drives home, experiencing a thousand emotions, will be a moment in film I long remember and talk about! So amazing to have a director that has the patience and confidence to show that.
Nothing happens in this film but life. For me that's enough. An infinite tapestry of detail is all there in Certain Woman, you just have to want to see it.