Nomadland (2020)

Miika's Movie Diary 2024 (73 movies items)

"13.1."

Academy Award for Best Picture☆Films (97 movies items)

"    93rd Academy Awards (2020)"

'23 Watched (319 movies items)

" Finished: 28/01 Re-watched. Is great. "

1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die (2020's) (6 movies items)

" Notes: First of all, What a year for Chloé Zhao! She was supposed to release her first huge blockbuster with 'Eternals'. However, because of the Coronavirus pandemic, it was postponed until late 2021 but, in the meantime, she managed to make and release this much smaller indie feature which turned out to be one of the most talked about movies during the awards season. On top of that, I have always been fascinated by such alternative lifestyles so I definitely had some rather high expectations"

The Best of Frances McDormand (15 movies items)

" Fern "It's strange that you encourage people to invest their whole life savings, go into debt, just to buy a house they can't afford.""

Cinematic Firsts (214 movies items)

" *First Academy Award Best Picture winning film to be released theatrically, direct-to-streaming and VOD at the same time. *Chloé Zhao becomes the first Chinese to be nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture. *Chloé Zhao becomes the first female Chinese to be nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture."

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"28.2."

Academy Award for Best Cinematography: 2020s (15 movies items)

"Joshua James Richards "

Best Movies of 2021 (47 movies items)

" 2021 Director: Chloé Zhao Her 3rd movie My 1st movie watched from the director I love the use nearly all non-actors. The cinematography is effective and the two actual actors are strong. McDormand is a force and this had to a be a tough acting job, which makes it more impressive. The pacing was deliberately slow, but I didn't find it necessary, especially since there was no plot. Added to Lists: Academy Award Winners: Ranked Best Performances - Frances MacDormand Non-Actor Casts Plo"

Movies the giraffe watched in 2021: November (50 movies items)

"First viewing - Nov. 13th Much ado has been made about Nomadland, and I can see why. The cast is excellent all around, and there are some wonderfully human moments on display. I found the story to be quite fascinating, looking at real-life modern-day American nomads in a way that's respectful of their lives. I personally would have liked to see more POC characters, but perhaps this lifestyle is only embraced by white people. I liked it well enough for what it is, but it's nothing I'd go out of "