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"Old Joy," the understated, quiet tale of two old friends reuniting for an overnight trip to a hot springs hidden deep in an Oregon old-growth forest.
As with the director's subsequent masterstroke, "Wendy and Lucy," this film proceeds with the deliberateness of a Greek tragedy though there is no resolution, no dramatic overstatement. Rather, the accumulation of silences, quiet references, and expressions detonate at film's end like an unseen left hook to the cerebellum.
Daniel London and singer Will Oldham portray the reunited old friends who have none of the obvious trappings of the bourgeoisie but still are oppressed by personal isolation.
Blah, blah, blah. This film, like an Asian philosophy, is more about silence than noise. You must see it with an open mind, prepared for a very different sort of experience than a typical Hollywood or even indie one. It is all but impossible to describe its qualities or quality.
I agree with the many reviewers who placed it on the year's best lists.
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Topic - From the very intelligent and talented director, Kelly Reichardt, comes - tinear 08:39:41 05/24/10 (4)
- "Wendy and Lucy" was some of the most uderstated, poetic and captivating storytelling... - Vinylized 13:10:46 05/25/10 (3)
- I think you're reading something into London's character. I saw no - tinear 19:20:49 05/25/10 (2)
- 'Alternative Lifestyle'?! Wait was Oldham's character gay? Holy sh!^!!! Seriously, though... - Vinylized 15:10:02 05/27/10 (1)
- One of the themes, I think, transcended social commentary: it was more - tinear 15:39:50 05/27/10 (0)
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