Wendy and Lucy
Drama • 2008 • 1 hr 20 min
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One of the best final scenes ever in a movie. I think about this movie a decade after first watching it and it still makes me sad
Teeters on the edge of being blatant misery porn, but smartly and with devastating effect keeps Wendy’s drifter life feel real and isolated.
Very raw and emotional performance. Didn’t click as much with me as it seemed to for others so check it out to see for yourself
So well done it's almost too sad to watch
Heartbreaking. I watched the whole thing expecting something to happen that wasn't the obvious outcome. So sad. L
Reichardt makes a realistic and melancholic portrait of precarity through a palpable female gaze
Powerful film, main character goes through a re-evaluation of her own life and what's best for her pup
A heart-breaking and frustrating film with a powerhouse performance from Michelle Williams.
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