Kelly Reichardt

Moviegoing Memories is a series of short interviews with filmmakers about going to the movies. Kelly Reichardt's First Cow is MUBI GO's Film of the Week of May 28, 2021.

Dir: Kelly Reichardt. Starring: John Magaro, Orion Lee, Toby Jones, Ewen Bremner, Scott Shepherd, Gary Farmer, Lily Gladstone. 12A, 122 mins. First Cow, a film of sparkling tenderness and affection, opens on a scene of death. A young dogwalker (Alia Shawkat) stumbles across a piece of bone jutting out of the ground. She starts to dig with her bare hand; it’s almost nurturing, the way she pushes back the soil. Eventually, the camera pulls back and we see the full extent of her discovery. Here are two skeletons, resting against each other, with no sign of violence against their bodies. They are at peace.

In the films of Kelly Reichardt, expect kindness. From the verdant depths of Oregon’s forests, to the open desert plains or peaks of Montana, the director’s work depicts characters navigating world-weariness and seeking resolution in many forms, with generous insight and a gentle focus. Reichardt is a singular independent filmmaker working today, so attuned to the quietness of everyday life and the emotional aches of people that her films mellow into beautifully contemplative experiences, ignoring dramatic excess. With a keen eye for stories about life on the boundaries, she has established herself as a profoundly perceptive director documenting rural struggle and melancholy.

Named the best film of 2020 here on The Film Stage, Kelly Reichardt’s quietly stunning First Cow deserved more attention during awards season but like the rest of her body of work, it’ll surely stand the test of time. She’s now prepping her next film, Showing Up, and along with reuniting with Michelle Williams, the project will find her reteaming with another collaborator.

Director Kelly Reichardt, whose films include the critically acclaimed 2019 feature “First Cow,” is reuniting with Michelle Williams on a new movie that will shoot in the Portland area beginning in early June. Reichardt and Williams previously worked together on “Wendy and Lucy” (2008) and “Meek’s Cutoff” (2010), which were both filmed in Oregon, and “Certain Women” (2016), which was filmed in Montana.

Do you think you have the acting chops to portray an art student in an upcoming Kelly Reichardt film? Or perhaps you just happen to fit the role as a real-life scholar of creative pursuits?. Then now is the chance to make a big-screen appearance in the high-profile director’s next...

EXCLUSIVE: Kelly Reichard’s First Cow, based on her frequent collaborator Jonathan Raymond’s 2004 novel The Half Life, brings new life to pre-statehood Oregon and the early Americans seeking to stake their claim in the burgeoning Pacific Northwest. The A24 film, which is up for three Film Independent Spirit Awards including...

Todd Haynes and Jim Jarmusch were among the friends and collaborators who joined the Rotterdam International Film Festival’s online tribute to Kelly Reichhardt as she received its fledgling Robby Müller award last week. In its second edition, the prize was launched last year in memory of late Dutch cinematographer Müller,...

Accepting the Robby Muller award online this week, ahead of a talk at the International Film Festival Rotterdam to celebrate her work, Kelly Reichardt appeared delighted with its form. In its second year, the award has taken the guise of an enlarged Polaroid print featuring a solitary tree, which was...

First Cow, the simple, yet effective movie from director Kelly Reichardt, features two characters making a connection in the harsh terrain of the Oregon Territory in the 19th century. They are brought together over a common desire to survive and enjoy the quieter moments in life, and the bond that forms between the two men keeps them determined, interested and well fed.

Akira Kurosawa had Toshiro Mifune. Ingmar Bergman had Liv Ullmann. Martin Scorsese still has Robert De Niro (and Leonardo DiCaprio), from time to time. To the shortlist of immortal director-actor collaborations, we must add Kelly Reichardt and Michelle Williams, a power duo now gearing up for their fourth film together.

Kelly Reichardt, whose First Cow has just picked up three Spirit Award nominations on Tuesday, is reuniting with Michelle Williams on her next feature for A24, Showing Up. Reichardt confirmed the news in a conversation with Kenneth Lonergan on the latest episode of the A24 podcast that dropped on Tuesday (January 26).

A24 has revealed two exciting new projects in the works: The latest collaboration between Kelly Reichardt and Michelle Williams, as well as a new TV series produced by Amy Adams. “Showing Up” is set to mark the fourth Reichardt film to star Williams, following “Wendy & Lucy,” “Meek’s Cutoff,” and “Certain Women.” The project is said to be a vibrant and witty portrait of an artist in the lead-up to a career-making exhibition. Reichardt announced the project during a conversation with “Manchester by the Sea” filmmaker Kenneth Lonergan on The A24 Podcast.

Michelle Williams and Kelly Reichardt are set to make their fourth feature together. Deadline reports that the frequent collaborators are reuniting for A24 title “Showing Up.”. Penned by Reichardt and Jon Raymond, “Showing Up” is described as a “vibrant and sharply funny portrait of an artist on the verge of...