Reviewed by rogerco,

on 24 May 2021
Where seen: Merlin CInema, Okehampton

Soft, Slow, and Downbeat

Review of" Nomadland  

Film directed by: Chloé Zhao 

Film released: 2020

Summary
Frances 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.