Certain Women
Certain Women
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1h 47m
Directed by Kelly Reichardt • 2016 • United States
Starring Laura Dern, Kristen Stewart, Michelle Williams
The expanses of the American West take center stage in this intimately observed triptych from Kelly Reichardt. Adapted from three short stories by Maile Meloy and unfolding in self-contained but interlocking episodes, CERTAIN WOMEN navigates the subtle shifts in personal desire and social expectation that unsettle the circumscribed lives of its characters: a lawyer (Laura Dern) forced to subdue a troubled client; a wife and mother (Michelle Williams) whose plans to construct her dream home reveal fissures in her marriage; and a night-school teacher (Kristen Stewart) who forms a tenuous bond with a lonely ranch hand (Lily Gladstone), whose longing for connection delivers an unexpected jolt of emotional immediacy. With unassuming craft, Reichardt captures the rhythms of daily life in small-town Montana through these fine-grained portraits of women trapped within the landscape’s wide-open spaces.
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Kelly Reichardt on CERTAIN WOMEN
In this interview shot in 2017, director Kelly Reichardt discusses CERTAIN WOMEN.
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Todd Haynes on Kelly Reichardt
Filmmaker Todd Haynes has long been a champion of his friend Kelly Reichardt's work, and has served as executive producer on several of her films, including CERTAIN WOMEN. In this interview shot in 2017, Haynes discusses Reichardt's films and unique directorial style.
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Maile Meloy on CERTAIN WOMEN
The screenplay for CERTAIN WOMEN is adapted from three short stories by Maile Meloy. In this interview, shot in 2017, Meloy discusses her work and the film.
