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Wendy and Lucy Details

2009 Certificate 15
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Wendy Carroll 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 .. Read more

Starring Michelle Williams, Will Patton, Will Oldham, John Robinson
Director Kelly Reichardt
Genres Drama

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Wendy and Lucy

Wendy Carroll 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.

Starring Michelle Williams, Will Patton, Will Oldham, John Robinson, Wally Dalton, Larry Fessenden, Brenna Beardsley, Ayanna Berkshire, M. Blash, John Breen
Director Kelly Reichardt
Studio SODA POP
Run time DVD: 1 hr 20 mins
Certificate Certificate 15
Genres Drama
Released DVD: 29 Jun 2009
Production year: 2009
Format DVD
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  • 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. read more »

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  • 15 out of 15 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 2 stars

    what was the point ?

    I was looking forward to this film as I like the leading actress. But the film failed to have any point, ended abruptly and I felt really cheated out of an hour and a half of my life. A beautifully shot and well acted piece of work but I did not see what it was trying to say.

      • A customer from Croydon, Surrey
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  • 1 out of 1 person found this review helpful

    Rated - 1 star [Highly rated reviewer]

    BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOORING!

    Opened with a long, dull tracking shot and didn't get any better. I was on the FFWD button after 10 minutes and gave up completely by the time the counter was on 30 minutes. Your time would be better spent looking out the window. Fcuk knows where I got the idea that this was worth a punt.

      • Norman Barry from Surrey, England.
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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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    • Wendy Carroll 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 ...