Old Joy

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Directed by

Kelly Reichardt

Starring

Daniel London
Mark

Will Oldham
Kurt

Tanya Smith
Tanya

Lucy
Self

Matt McCormick
Weed Salesman

Written by

Jonathan Raymond
written by

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Old Joy (2006)

12 years, 3 months ago at Jan 23 18:34

Rath

This movie marks, together with the immediately following "Wendy and Lucy" (2008) samples intimate cinema's most recognizable feature of the american filmmaker Kelly Reichardt. Both movies share the same atmosphere of independent film, made with lots of freedom but little means and gestural based almost anecdotal but always accompanied by an emotionally charged.

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9 years, 8 months ago at Aug 20 17:18

Kenji

I guess we could all do with a special place to unwind from the news and the trials of modern life. Following films like Deliverance and the cinematic tradition of violence and horror out in the wilds, viewers may feel a sense of unease, so maybe a further dose of nature and meditative space from this unusual film may be in order.

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2 years, 3 months ago at Jan 23 15:12

fernando

(Mu) What doesn't happen (a friendly or even sexy catarsis between friends), or what happenned (an old and mysterious youth joy), is more intense that what you see, but there´s interest in it...

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Description: Old Joy has a quiet energy that propels it further in its simplicity than many big budget movies. Director Kelly Reichardt, a former assistant on early Todd Haynes films, has enlisted Haynes as an executive producer and Yo La Tengo for soundtrack, lending Old Joy a hipness that it exploits to reveal the relationship between the two main characters. Mark (Daniel London) leaves his pregnant wife, Tanya, at home for an excursion into the woods with his hippified buddy, Kurt (Will Oldham). Leaving Portland in Mark's Volvo, with dog in tow, Kurt smoke bowls while Mark navigates into the Cascades backcountry, where the two get tempora ... (more)

Release date: 26 January 2007

Tags: Friendship (2), Mumblecore (2), Drama (2), Road Trip (2), Portland (2), Oregon (2), 2006 (2), Male Frontal Nudity (1), Camping (1), Marijuana (1), Woods (1), Trees (1), Spiritual Cinema (1), Pdx (1), Sort (1), Minimal Cast (1), SnP (1), 73 Min. (1), Weed (1), Tree (1)

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" Date: 6/24/2020 Viewed: Criterion Channel First Viewing Note: I remember hearing about this movie over a decade ago, but I never had the chance to check it out when it was a new movie. This is the first movie that I've seen from Kelly Reichardt and I didn't know what to expect out of this movie. After watching the movie for the first time, I really enjoy it. This movie is a nice relaxing slice of life movie that knows how to uses its short run time. The movie does not feel rush or feels like"

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