An arty director with a singular style and unique themes, Kelly Reichardt has been the darling of moviegoers for the past few years. Her latest film, Showing Up, is expected in theaters on May 3rd.
Michelle Williams plays a visual artist, a sculptor whose first exhibition is about to be launched. But before that, she has to finish her last works, and juggle between her chaotic daily life, her work, and a strange wounded pigeon who arrives in her life.
The film, shot in a grainy, pale-colored film, almost transports us to a parallel universe. Lizzie, played by an unrecognizable Michelle Williams (it was hard to recognize the mother she recently played in The Fabelmans), is running out of time, trying to finish her job, replacing her faulty shower, chasing after her brother who's in trouble... chasing after her own life, in short.
The vision of the daily life of a contemporary artist in today's America is a fascinating portrait. Lizzie is not the exuberant, extravagant personality one might imagine. On the contrary, she is an ordinary, single woman, uncomfortable in society, and she doesn't seem to be passionate about her own life. But the overall tone of the film is often grating, deadpan and absurd, making it a dark comedy where irony is omnipresent.
As in her previous films(The Last Track, First Cow and others), Kelly Reichardt has a rhythm all her own, which may be disconcerting for the uninitiated viewer, but you won't regret discovering it.
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