Reviewed by rogerco,
on 24 May 2021
Where seen:
Merlin CInema, Okehampton
Soft, Slow, and Downbeat
Review of" Nomadland
Film released: 2020
SummaryFrances McDermont in the evening and morning sunshine
Review
This is basically a one-woman film. She observes things. She is independent. We see a lot of shots of desert and badland landscapes, often at sunset or sunrise.
Not really a road-movie, more of a meander movie. We meet a couple of interesting other nomads and hear bits of their stories.
There isn't a narrative as such - just scenes with blank spaces between living us to fill in the gaps - oh time has passed.
This is nowhere near as good as Chloe Zhao's earlier "Songs My Brothers Taught Me". I was disappointed.