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Wendy & Lucy

Kelly Reichardt, Director

2008 | 80 | Feature

Among the most acclaimed independent films of recent years, Kelly Reichardt's second feature is an ode to freedom and a lucid and critical inquiry into American society. Michelle Williams plays Wendy, a young woman traveling through the Pacific Northwest with her golden retriever Lucy, lured by possible employment in Alaska. However, after bad luck strands her in a small town without a car, cash or her beloved Lucy, Wendy embarks on a moving and purposeful odyssey of survival. Chosen Best Picture by the Toronto Film Critics Association.