Meeks cutoff meeks cutoff, from acclaimed director kelly reichardt wendy and lucy, old joy, is a stark and poetic drama set in 1845, the earliest days of the treacherous oregon trail. A western that strips away many of the genres populist conventions, meeks cutoff loosely adapts the story of stephen meek and the wagon trail he led into the oregon high desert that resulted in 23 deaths he judged it wholly successful. Its this austere filmmakers first period piece and her. The journey was a particularly hard one, and many of the pioneers lost their lives. Meek s cutoff is an ambitious feat of visual storytelling that s alive to both its landscape and the actors who people it. The meek cutoff, 1845 clark, keith, tiller, lowell on. Feb 25, 2011 the year is 1845, the earliest days of the oregon trail, and a wagon team of three families has hired the mountain man stephen meek to guide them over the cascade mountains. Settlers traveling through the oregon desert in 1845. It s this austere filmmaker s first period piece and her. Over the coming days, the emigrants must face the scourges of hunger.
The story is loosely based on a historical incident on the oregon trail in 1845, in which frontier guide stephen meek led a wagon train on an illfated journey through the oregon desert along the route later known as the meek cutoff in the. Meek s cutoff follows a couple of families as they follow a man named meek who promised them he could get them to the mountains quicker then the trail. Meek s cutoff, from acclaimed director kelly reichardt wendy and lucy, old joy, is a stark and poetic drama set in 1845, the earliest days of the treacherous oregon trail. Meeks cutoff represents a significant step forward for director kelly reichardt, a critical darling whose work to this point old joy, wendy and lucy ive faintly admired. In meeks cutoffbased on a true storythree families are guided westbound by the crude, mythomaniac con man stephen meek, who seems to have led them astray. In 1845, three families drive their wagon train toward california to settle and seek their fortunes. When their guide leads them astray, the expedition is forced to contend with the unforgiving conditions of the high plain desert. A wagon train of three families including twotime academy award nominee michelle williams has hired mountain man stephen meek to guide them over the cascade mountains. Apr 08, 2011 meek s cutoff oscilloscope features is kelly reichardt s fifth feature film, and the third to receive any significant theatrical release. Meek s cutoff on dvd september, 2011 starring paul dano, bruce greenwood, shirley henderson, zoe kazan.
This is meeks cutoff, a brooding western of sorts which trails three families inching across the oregon desert by foot and wagon in 1845. Meeks cutoff director kelly reichardt says filming took. Apr 14, 2011 kelly reichardt is a poet of american solitude. Kelly reichardts meeks cutoff deftly walks the line between methodical and downright plodding in its pace and plot. Jul 12, 2012 in meek s cutoff, the single indian allows an alternate meaning to emerge. Kelly reichardts frontier drama meeks cutoff opens in the year 1845, on the wideopen plains of oregon, where a wagon team of three families has set. The road was named for frontiersman stephen meek, who was hired to lead the first wagon train along it in 1845. Meeks cutoff soundtrack cd details and availability.
Realistische, onopgesmukte western met sterke michelle williams. Apr 06, 2011 in meeks cutoffbased on a true storythree families are guided westbound by the crude, mythomaniac con man stephen meek, who seems to have led them astray. The first thing you see in meeks cutoff, after a handscrawled title card placing the action in the oregon territory in 1845, is a small group of settlers fording a river. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. April 8th, 2011 the year is 1845, the earliest days of the oregon trail, and a wagon team of three families has hired the mountain man stephen meek to guide them over the cascade. Were sorry but jwapp doesnt work properly without javascript enabled. While assembling the lineup for season 2 of saddle up saturdays, no title excited me more than meeks cutoff, directed by one ms. Hd1080p scaricare magnifica presenza streaming italiano. Claiming to know a short cut, meek leads the group on an unmarked path across the high plain desert, only to become lost in the dry rock and sage. This story focuses on a group of eager settllers on there way through the high desert when they meet up with a man named stephen meek.
Brutal in that its some sort of a slowburning penectomy but way more that rooted in human behavior and clear rationale, that also avoids the kind of offputting token feminism one might often encounter in modern femaledriven works. The movie meeks cutoff takes place in the year 1845, in the oregon high desert. Settlers traveling through the oregon desert in 1845 find themselves stranded in harsh conditions. May 06, 2011 based on diaries and contemporary accounts, meeks cutoff is the true story of a wagon train, led by a guide named stephen meek, that wandered around the oregon territory in the mid1800s. Descriere film scurtatura meek s cutoff meek s cutoff meek s cutoff 2010 online in romana. Michelle williams, bruce greenwood, will patton, paul dano, zoe kazan, shirley henderson, neal huff, tommy nelson.
The meek cutoff moves readers back and forth in time, using surviving journals from members of the 1845 party, detailed daytoday maps, aerial photographs, and descriptions of the modernday exploration to document an extraordinary story of the oregon trail. The first thing that bears mentioning with regards to meeks cutoff is the trailer and it does connect to the film in a very real way. Kelly is as thrilling a filmmaker as we have working today. In meeks cutoff, the single indian allows an alternate meaning to emerge. An evenstar films, filmscience and harmonyprimitive nerd presentation. Reichardts previous films were smallscale indie doodles slight exercises in atmosphere and introspection. The year is 1845, the earliest days of the oregon trail, and a wagon team of three families has hired the mountain man stephen meek to guide them over the cascade mountains. Everything you need to know about meeks cutoff movie 2011.
Meeks cutoff click to enlarge rated pg 1 hr 44 min 2010 drama, western. Aided by a guide bruce greenwood, three families travel west by covered wagon. Kelly reichardt is an awardwinning filmmaker and screenwriter, and widely hailed as one of our most important contemporary filmmakers. I have not seen, in quite some time, a movie that has messed with my head as thoroughly as meeks cutoff has these past couple of days.
Michelle williams in meeks cutoff oscilloscope pictures note. The white characters become guileless and simple, even unethical and meek, antiheroic in his presence. Meek cutoff was a covered wagon road that branched off the oregon trail in northeastern oregon and was used as an alternate emigrant route to the willamette valley in the mid19th century. In old joy 2006, wendy and lucy 2008, and now in meeks cutoff, she portrays a nation full of quiet, almost traumatised seekers after a.
Apr 08, 2011 the west wasnt all cowboys and indians and shootouts at the ok corral, insists meek s cutoff, a realistic slice of pioneer life that offers a disquieting alternative vision of america s most. Apr 08, 2011 the first thing you see in meeks cutoff, after a handscrawled title card placing the action in the oregon territory in 1845, is a small group of settlers fording a river. After watching the trailer youd get the sense that while. Based on diaries and contemporary accounts, meeks cutoff is the true story of a wagon train, led by a guide named stephen meek, that wandered around the oregon territory in the mid1800s.
Meeks cutoff is a brutal deconstruction of the western genre. The film was shown in competition at the 67th venice international film festival. Meek s cutoff is a brutal deconstruction of the western genre. Apr 14, 2011 kelly reichardt s frontier drama meek s cutoff opens in the year 1845, on the wideopen plains of oregon, where a wagon team of three families has set out on a journey along the oregon trail. Apr 08, 2011 this is meek s cutoff, a brooding western of sorts which trails three families inching across the oregon desert by foot and wagon in 1845. The year is 1845 and a wagon team of three families is setting off across the oregon desert. Al box office usa meeks cutoff ha incassato 976 mila dollari. Meeks cutoff follows a couple of families as they follow a man named meek who promised them he could get them to the mountains quicker then the trail. Meek s cutoff is assuredly that, riding a thin line between the intangibly graceful and the merely frustrating in its rejection of narrativity, extremely counterdramatic even by the standards of director kelly reichardt s notoriously slowmoving, plotless features. Meeks cutoff is a 2010 american western film directed by kelly reichardt. With michelle williams, bruce greenwood, paul dano, will patton.
The year is 1845, the earliest days of the oregon trail, and a wagon train of three families has hired mountain man stephen meek to guide. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing meeks cutoff near you. The west wasnt all cowboys and indians and shootouts at the ok corral, insists meeks cutoff, a realistic slice of pioneer life that offers a disquieting alternative vision of americas most. Feb 06, 2015 in 1845, the earliest days of the oregon trail, a wagon train of three families hires mountain man stephen meek to guide them over the cascade mountains. Brutal in that it s some sort of a slowburning penectomy but way more that rooted in human behavior and clear rationale, that also avoids the kind of offputting token feminism one might often encounter in modern femaledriven works. In 1845, an estimated 2,500 emigrants left independence and st. Rent meeks cutoff 2011 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. In 1845, the earliest days of the oregon trail, a wagon train of three families hires mountain man stephen meek to guide them over the cascade mountains. The movie meek s cutoff takes place in the year 1845, in the oregon high desert. Meeks cutoff, from acclaimed director kelly reichardt wendy and lucy, old joy, is a stark and poetic drama set in 1845, the earliest days of the treacherous oregon trail.
After watching the trailer youd get the sense that while this will be a dramatic western and one with a journey but itd be more uptempo. Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies. Meeks cutoff on dvd september, 2011 starring paul dano, bruce greenwood, shirley henderson, zoe kazan. Meeks opens with a group of settlers crossing a river. The first act revolves around meek and the growing distrust of his ability to guide the troop. Set in 1845, this drama follows a group of settlers as they embark on a punishing journey along the oregon trail. In some areas, the terrain looks much like it did during the mid1800s, when settlers headed west on the oregon trail. The travelers keep moving, and they keep searching for water, but the ultimate point of the movie isnt about finding water it s about the different sides of any story and how nothing is fixed or definite. The skillfully understated reichardt joins up again with screenwriter jon raymond old joy, wendy and lucy to give us meeks cutoffa portrait of the oregon trail as both a place and an idea, back when the west was an uncharted strange land off in the distance, waiting to be found. This is an ambitious period piece that nonetheless retains reichardts talent for capturing human.
As this plays out, we experience the frustration of the women, and we learn of how difficult the trail is when there is little chance of finding water. Meeks cutoff oscilloscope features is kelly reichardts fifth feature film, and the third to receive any significant theatrical release. Meeks cutoff pictures and movie photo gallery check out just released meeks cutoff pics, images, clips, trailers, production photos and more from rotten tomatoes movie pictures archive. Reichardts astonishing new film, meeks cutoff, broadens the scope and raises the stakes tenfold, expanding beautifully on the. Meeks cutoff is an ambitious feat of visual storytelling thats alive to both its landscape and the actors who people it. Rent meeks cutoff 2011 starring michelle williams and bruce greenwood on dvd and bluray. As soon as stephen joins this group, things take a turn for the worst when their. Kelly reichardts last feature, 2008s wendy and lucy, simply and methodically follows a young woman whose life is dangling on a precipice. One of the women, emily tetherow michelle williams, seems to be tougher, smarter, and more practical than anyone else, and her wisdom often points the way. The desert near bend, oregon has been desolate, isolated and arid since time immemorial. Ego download ita, film ego in italiano ego 20 streaming ita a 20170607t03. They have a hired guide, meek bruce greenwood, who tells a good story but sometimes doesnt seem to know where hes going. Meek s cutoff is a 2010 american western film directed by kelly reichardt. Guided by mountain man stephen meek, they become lost and their faith in their guide, and in each other.
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