Kelly Reichardt
Jonathan Raymond (writer)
Kelly Reichardt (writer)
Michelle William Wendy
Will Patton Mechanic
Wendy and Lucy is a coming of age film, an adolescent girl has elected to take a car trip with her dog Lucy up to Alaska where she hopes to find a summer job and reach adulthood en route.
This is an intensely moving film, its emotional worth is achieved through the excellent acting of Wendy, (Michelle Williams), in her most subtle yet striking performance, and with the slow-elongated scenes reflective of the way most working class and bohemian people think and live their lives. There is always a palpable undercurrent, of disaster, an outbreak of over powering destructive force because of the steady course Wendy tries to steer. Her failures are many and yet in the end her achievement is remarkable.
An American 2008 film without glitter, without intensity of action without super this or super that and without the introduction of state of the art animation is a film to cherish, to support and to hope, that the human experience that allows the audience to feel what they want without being told through music or action is a delight. A relic of the past that will hopefully grow stronger, more plentiful next year
Linda Zises
WBAI Women Collective
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