Imagine a collaboration between John Ford and Wallace Stevens and you might get a sense of what Kelly Reichardt pulls off here: a sincere re-creation of the pioneer experience, brought to life through careful, often unexpected detail.
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The Road to Civilisation is Not Always Civilised.
2011 · 1h 44m · PG
Drama, Western
Directed by
Kelly Reichardt
Overview
A group of settlers traveling through the Oregon High Desert in 1845 find themselves stranded in harsh conditions.
Director and cast
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Top critics, in their words
Greatly enhanced by the performances of Michelle Williams and Bruce Greenwood, director Kelly Reichardt's film quietly becomes engrossing - it almost sneaks up on you.
There are stretches that are, frankly, boring. But the vivid details and intimacy you develop with these travelers sticks with you, leaving you in awe of the insane feats people had to accomplish in order for us to enjoy the world we know today.
A mesmerizing cinematic journey that is often as arduous and spare as the lives of its hard-bitten protagonists.
This is the sort of film critics love to praise because the filmmaker has done good work before; and well, there must be something there. Well, there's not.
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