Soon to be a father, Mark feels the pressure of domestic responsibility closing in, so he is more than happy to accept when his old friend Kurt proposes a camping trip in the Oregon wilderness. During their time together, the men come to grips with the changes in their lives and the effect on their relationship.
Antiga Alegria, オールド・ジョイ, שמחה ישנה, Старая радость, 昨日欢愉, 올드 조이, Stará radost
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International Film Festival Rotterdam
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New Directors/New Films
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Paris Cinéma
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Belfort Entrevues Film Festival
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La Rochelle Film Festival
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Kelly gave a shoutout to all the fellas out there that have tried their best to reanimate an obviously long-dead friendship and failed miserably. Very beautiful to look at, very painful to watch.
"Sorrow is nothing but worn out joy."
the churches near the gas station, rusty bridges paving the way over an endless chasm of river beneath, so much green you feel like you could be happy never seeing that color again; kelly reichardt films the pacific northwest against the backdrop of a disappointing, bittersweet, all too real situation so perfectly, it's like certain memories of mine as a 10 year old were lifted directly and put on a film splicer. composed in such a way that every speck of grain feels planned and nothing is left to chance, and it's almost as intoxicating watching the film as much as watching a film made by somebody who so clearly knows what shes doing, how much of a grasp she has on what to film and when, where, and how to film it. better than people.
I didn’t think movies like this could work this well? Wasn’t aware that was allowed but apparently it totally is and that’s a nice thing to know. Loved how everything was framed. I mean from the shot of him pulling out of the driveway to the shot of a hand in a bath, it was all great. I love Yo La Tengo and had no idea they were a part of this so that was a pleasant surprise. Honestly? Loved it all. I’ve also had a lot of weird connections that had some quiet similarities to what happened here. I think I’m gonna love Kelly Reichardt!
the feeling of your head resting against the glass pane of the car, your almost-friend awkwardly clearing his throat in the seat beside you, the trees standing silent in your wake.
"I miss you, Mark. I miss you really, really bad. I want us to be real friends again. There's something between us and I don't like it. I want it to go away."
Nobody so-perfectly captures the feeling of being in a particular space as Kelly Reichardt. She operates primarily in stationary shots, relying on sophisticated, artful compositions that give a great deal of dimensionality to each image and where characters are placed in the frame. She truly gets the most out of every location, capturing multiple shots of car-interiors and point-of-view shots looking out the window, and leaves in the foreground and background between the main characters when their in a new setting, the natural sounds subtle yet ever-present.…
Reconnecting with an old friend after your lives have gone different ways looking for that old friendship but finding only shadows of it there. Occasionally certain phrases bring that 'old friend' out but it's more a remembrance than it is a presence; dwelling on old memories prevents one from making new ones and no matter how nice it is to remember the good old days that's an existence inherently stuck in time with no future. Change is scary, and uncertain, and uncomfortable, and unclear, but once it happens there's nothing we can do. That old friend is gone, but now a new one in their place. May as well find in them a new joy.
(watched with my closest friends i've known for a decade right after discussing plans this year to go hiking)
bro can i give you a massage and tell you about my dreams and reminisce with you and love you, no homo
Beautiful, chill, and heartbreaking. Such a good way at portraying a drifting friendship just naturally going down the path of reality.
Straight to the point and puts you right in the middle of the feelings that these two are bouncing between each other without uttering a word. You’re the bystander in a long forgotten and dead bromance that is grasping for survival but is seemingly put to rest peacefully and with mercy
This is my first Kelly Reichardt movie but I’m very excited to see more of her voice
