Filmmaker Chloé Robichaud would often listen to classical music in the background to help focus her writing process a subliminal influence that led to the…
Filmmaker Chloé Zhao is adding another feature to the roster of films she has on her plate. The director has set her sights on Hamnet, which is in the works…
Capturing a poignant sense of loss, Chloé Zhao’s “Nomadland” took away the best film and best director prizes, as well as best actress award for Frances McDormand. Film journalist Rhonda Richardson t…
Frances McDormand in ‘Nomadland’
Chloé Zhao and Frances McDormand combine to deliver a stirring commentary on the economy today, that bristles with bravery
Filmmaker Chloé Zhao’s third feature
Nomadland is more a visual poem than a film; a piece of art that strikes the balance between documentary and fiction with effusive grace. Zhao is aided, in no small measure, by cinematographer Joshua James Richards’ cathartic shots of the vast American landscape; composer Ludovico Einaudi’s score that bends your heart to its will; and a restrained, moving performance by Frances McDormand (who is also co-producer).
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