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2006

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"Old Joy" is the story of two old friends, Kurt (Will Oldham) and Mark (Daniel London), who reunite for a weekend camping trip in the Cascade mountain range east of Portland, Oregon. During their journey they will have plenty of time to think about their friendship and the very different paths they have chosen through life. Read more

Starring	Daniel London, Will Oldham, Tanya Smith, Robin Rosenberg
Director	Kelly Reichardt
Genres	Drama

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Old Joy

Starring	Daniel London, Will Oldham, Tanya Smith, Robin Rosenberg, Keri Moran
Director	Kelly Reichardt
Studio	SODA PICTURES
Run time	DVD: 1 hr 13 mins LOVEFiLM Instant: 1 hr 13 mins
Certificate	DVD LOVEFiLM Instant
Genres	Drama
Language	DVD: English LOVEFiLM Instant: English
Released	Production year: 2006 To Watch Online: LOVEFiLM Instant: 28 Dec 2009 To Rent: DVD: 16 Apr 2007
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- âSorrow is nothing but worn-out joy,â says a character in Kelly Reichardtâs plangent second feature. The proverb... read more on Time Out
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- - Jessica Winter
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  - 04 Nov 2008 at 00:20
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  Old friends reunited
  
  Two old friends meet up to visit a hot spring out in the woods and spend a night camping out in Oregon. There's no incident or thrill to be found in this ... read more »
  
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  - London
  - 13 May 2007 at 11:09
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  Backwoods Snorefest
  
  This is a very slight piece which ultimately disappoints. Neither of the characters is particularly likeable & there's no real pace, narrative or ... read more »
  
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- - bothyboy
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  - Glasgow
  - 16 Jun 2010 at 19:36
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  Not what it wants to be
  
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  Usually love 'talking' films that watch life go by. however this faulted on a number of areas
  
  1) two heterosexual men who cannot really open ... read more »
  
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- - Randomfilmbuff
  - 327 reviews
  - London
  - 31 Dec 2009 at 18:14
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  Wot, no robots.
  
  I have two comments regarding this film:
  
  1) Boring.
  
  2) No robots.
  
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- - schnoberts
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  - London
  - 15 Dec 2009 at 21:02
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Wendy and Lucy
- 02 Mar 2009
Maybe the best American film not to get any Oscar credit this year, Kelly Reichardt’s follow-up to Old Joy is a simple, poignant movie that will resonate as tough economic times cut deeper. It’s not what you would call a starry performance, but Michelle Williams is superb as Wendy, a young woman driving up to Alaska in search of work. Her car breaks down several hundreds of miles short in a thoroughly unexceptional Oregon town. She’s down to her last few bucks and Lucy is... Read more
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  "Old Joy" is the story of two old friends, Kurt (Will Oldham) and Mark (Daniel London), who reunite for a weekend camping trip in the Cascade mountain range east of Portland, Oregon. During their journey they will have plenty of time to think about their friendship and the very different paths they ...