Nomadland Uk Cinema
Full of heart breaking details as it highlights both the sadness and serenity of a lonesome existence nomadland is a triumph.
Nomadland uk cinema. Screened on fri 16 and sat 17 oct as part of the bfi london film festival 2020. The third feature film from director chloé. Featuring glorious lensing by joshua james richards the film is rich with love for the land and those who choose to connect with it. Frances mcdormand illuminates chloé zhao s follow up to the rider a humane and lyrical film about people living on the road in the american west.
And as one of the outstanding films of the year it s cinema at its finest. Nomadland screened as part of the bfi s london film festival 2020. Out in uk cinemas 1st january 2021. C hloé zhao s nomadland is an utterly inspired docu fictional hybrid like her previous feature the rider it is a gentle compassionate questioning film about the american soul.
The film had its world premiere on september 11 2020 at the. Following the economic collapse of a company town in rural nevada fern frances mcdormand packs her van and sets off on the road exploring a life outside of conventional society as a modern day nomad. Nomadland is a 2020 american drama film directed by chloé zhao who also wrote edited and co produced the film is based on the 2017 non fiction book nomadland. Enjoy 12 days of uk premieres online via bfi player or in cinemas throughout the uk and also join us for a range of free to access digital events xr and immersive art and more.
The 64th bfi london film festival in partnership with american express is all across the uk inviting you to experience the world s best new films wherever you are. In fact almost everyone here save from fern and dave played by david strathairn is a real life nomad zhao continues her penchant for semi doc authenticity starting with 2017 s the rider by placing fern in amongst this real community and allowing those people the chance to be themselves it imbues nomadland with a phenomenal sense of heart and pathos. Follows a woman in her sixties who after losing everything in the great recession embarks on a journey through the american west living as a van dwelling modern day nomad. Surviving america in the twenty first century by jessica bruder and stars frances mcdormand as a woman who leaves her small town to travel around the american midwest.
With frances mcdormand gay deforest patricia grier linda may. Frances mcdormand david strathairn running time.