Land |
PG-13 | 1h 29min | Drama
A bereaved woman seeks out a new life off the grid in Wyoming.
From acclaimed actress Robin Wright comes her directorial debut LAND the poignant story of one woman's search for meaning in the vast and harsh American wilderness.
Edee (Wright) in the aftermath of an unfathomable event finds herself unable to stay connected to the world she once knew and in the face of that uncertainty retreats to the magnificent but unforgiving wilds of the Rockies.
After a local hunter (Demián Bichir) brings her back from the brink of death she must find a way to live again. Wright directs and stars in the film written by Jesse Chatham and Erin Digman. Co-starring with Wright is Oscar and ALMA nominee Demián Bichir. Joining them in the cast is Kim Dickens. Land is produced by Allyn Stewart Lora Kennedy Leah Holzer and Peter Saraf.
Wright is an executive produce alongside Big Beach's Marc Turletaub John Sloss & Steve Farneth of Cinetic Media with Nomadic Pictures' Chad Oakes & Mike Frislev and Eddie Rubin.
Director: Robin Wright
Stars: Robin Wright Demián Bichir Sarah Dawn Pledge
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Review: Land
There is getting a new lease on life. And then there is giving up. In an intriguingly soft-spoken yet hard-hitting new drama it is difficult to tell which category a woman like Edee (Robin Wright who also directs) will fall into.
Edee has ditched everything to live off the grid in the mountains of Wyoming. Her house? Sold. Her car? Gone. Her laptop? Doesn't have one. A mobile phone? Disconnected. Are these acts of self-discovery or selferasure ?
While you wait for a graceful final "reveal" Edee gets some much-needed training in how to fend for herself from a kindly neighbouring frontiersman named Miguel (a wonderful Demian Bichir).
This gentle giant could also be a lot like Edee - is he running from something or stumbling towards something else? But again Land will be taking its own sweet time letting us know if that is so.
If you admired Nomadland and wish that more movies that strayed from familiar storytelling paths more often then Land is the movie for you.
This review by LEIGH PAATSCH is from the May 8 issue of The Herald Sun Digital Edition. To subscribe visit https://www.heraldsun.com.au/.
"There are corners of this quiet little film - less a plot-driven narrative than a two-person character study - that feel powerfully true in ways that surprise."
- Washington Post
"Wright is relaxed and almost meditative as she takes in the beauty of the horizon and her simple directing captures the majesty of nature."
- New York Post
"An effective and visually lush directorial debut about a woman who seeks to lose herself but against her wishes is found. "
- San Francisco Chronicle
"Land is an impressive debut film from Robin Wright and a damn good movie "
- Leonard Maltin
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