J.P. Devine Movie Review: ‘Nomadland’
Chloe Zhao’s bleak story is beautifully filmed, full of brutal honesty and heart.
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Frances McDormand and David Strathairn in the film “Nomadland.”
Photo courtesy of Searchlight Pictures
Writer Richard Farina once wrote, “I’ve been down so long, it’s beginning to look like up to me.”
MOVIE INFO
Drama
After losing everything in the Great Recession, a woman embarks on a journey through the American West, living as a van-dwelling modern-day nomad.
Length: 107 minutes
Stars: Frances McDormand, David Strathairn, Linda May
Those words could well be the unsung anthem of the wandering Americans of Chloe Zhao’s ambitious, new film “Nomadland,” a caravan of souls, sipping at the water of hope and courageously searching each day for one more reason to stay alive.