Old Joy Comments

  • Kristian 2022-09-16 23:44:04

    Kelly Reichardt has strong visual thinking and is good at forming dramatic tension with only words The strength of the power, so it is estimated that it is difficult to handle complex scripts, which is also a kind of...

  • Jewel 2022-09-16 22:57:08

    A fresh and refined road film, a film that can dissipate all concerns, 16mm film cannot be more suitable for this theme, the political radio station in tandem is a kind of "social noise", and the rest are two Friends and a dog is not a magical and unique trip, the rhythm is also very stable, and the look and feel is surprisingly...

  • Shannon 2022-09-16 18:52:15

    "Sorrow is nothing but worn-out joy." Inadvertently awakened many similar emotions. No matter how hot the bonfire is, the old friendship cannot be rekindled. The long-sought hot springs in the deep forest finally failed to flow into their hearts, but fell silently into the melancholy green and gradually dried with...

  • Rico 2022-09-16 17:47:46

    After watching it for a few days, I suddenly had a strange idea: this is a male version of "Francis Ha", but all elements are reversed: picturesque colorful pictures, female director, the story takes place in the countryside , The friendship between two taciturn men, no one mentioned in the past can only rely on the brain to make up, there is no fierce conflict, the climax of the story is that the two people do not speak and take a hot spring in the mountains. But it feels the same. Reichardt's...

  • Ignatius 2022-09-16 17:01:52

    A / A swipe of Tencent's abridged version / The joys of yesterday and the mirrors and reflections that frequently flash today. A succinct and effective description of life in the desert. The broadcast at the beginning and the end is a little deliberate about the mapping of current affairs. The circuitous back and forth before was like a dream, but the ending was endless. / Second brush: Not only the photos of yesterday and today, but also the exhaustion of memory due to the passing of the...

Extended Reading
  • Carrie 2022-11-11 04:27:22

    Old Dreams - No matter what you choose, you will lose the good things in life.

    Old Dreams is a typical low-budget independent film. The plot of the film is very simple: at Kurt's invitation, Mark leaves his pregnant wife for a two-day trip to the forest. Therefore, if you want to understand this film, it is not important to study what the plot is about, but how the film...

  • Yolanda 2022-11-07 17:22:40

    shorthand.

    Landscape-led anti-road film. Delayed montage, defocused, hand-held photography, peeping shots, a series of new wave techniques bring a certain atmosphere. Although as a landscape-oriented film, the photobook-style natural landscape and soothing audio-visual language did not hide the tension...

Old Joy quotes

  • [first lines]

    Kurt: [on answering machine] Hey, it's Kurt. I'm calling you, I'm in town, and I'm just hoping you're around. I don't know if you're there or what. Pick it up, man. You will not regret it.

    Mark: Hey, Kurt... So you're here?... Where you staying?... Yeah, thanks, the rumors are true... Nah, we didn't what to know... Oh yeah, whatcha got, lay it on me... Sure, I can be in to that... I could use some time in the woods, absolutely...

  • Kurt: It's all one huge thing now, there's trees in the city, and garbage in the forest. What's the big difference?

Old Joy

Director: Kelly Reichardt

Language: English Release date: January 26, 2007