From Kelly Reichardt, acclaimed director of Old Joy, Meek’s Cutoff, First Cow, and the forthcoming The Mastermind.
Wendy, a young woman adrift in the world, is driving to Alaska in the hope of finding work. Her only companion is her dog, Lucy. When her car breaks down in small-town Oregon, her life quickly starts to unravel. Stranded, broke and friendless, she faces a series of increasingly painful choices.
Reichardt’s understated approach and Michelle Williams’ quiet, touching performance combine to heart-breaking effect. Simple and direct, Wendy and Lucy is a moving meditation on resilience, reflecting the precarious lives that society often chooses to ignore, and the love that sustains them.
Wendy and Lucy is presented from a director-approved 2K transfer, and includes a new filmed discussion by artist/filmmaker Andrea Luka Zimmerman and writer So Mayer on the impact and influence of Wendy and Lucy, and a booklet with new writing by film scholar Elena Gorfinkel.
