As soon as stephen joins this group, things take a turn for the worst when their. Meeks cutoff oscilloscope features is kelly reichardts fifth feature film, and the third to receive any significant theatrical release. 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. 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. 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. Over the years from watching movie westerns, ive developed a composite image of wagon. He took a shortcut, but it seems like anything but a shortcut. Williams also starred in reichardts last, and best, film, wendy and lucy, and. Apr 08, 2011 meek s cutoff oscilloscope features is kelly reichardt s fifth feature film, and the third to receive any significant theatrical release. Moving at a contemplative speed unseen in most westerns, meeks cutoff is an effective, intense journey of. The year is 1845, the earliest days of the oregon trail, and a wagon train of three families has. It s this austere filmmaker s first period piece and her. 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. The narrative of meeks cutoff is very simple, and as the tension gradually builds to an inevitable, presumably climatic, conclusion, i was thinking to myself.
A new trailer for director kelly reichardts western meeks cutoff has arrived. 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. Meeks cutoff 2010 regarder par michelle williams, bruce greenwood, will patton, zoe kazan. Both movies have many long stretches in which seemingly nothing happens, and that s also the case with meek s cutoff. One film that does a great job of revealing the mighty span of history thats implicit in a small groups westward voyage is terrence malicks the new. Apr 16, 2011 meek s cutoff is, by her standards, far more eventful and covers a more hazardous journey that begins and ends in medias res. The civil war was yet to take place and much of the land was unexplored and unclaimed. The film was shown in competition at the 67th venice international film festival. Meeks cutoff 2010 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. The film stars michelle williams and paul dano in a story about three families who become lost on the oregon trailer. Guided by mountain man stephen meek, they become lost and their faith in their guide, and in each other.
He calls meeks cutoff a genuine art film, referencing this genres disinterest in tidy closure. Both williams and reichardt join fresh air s terry gross for a discussion about the film, which. Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies. Meek s cutoff, film completo in streaming alta definizione, meek cutoff film completo, meek cutoff streaming ita. As a history buff who has studied the meeks cutoff, this movie is only 2% close to being accurate. If you allow its windswept silences to work on you, meeks cutoff gathers its own. 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. That s not the scenario, mind you, or the opening act that is the whole damn movie, right there. Even a low budget film could show the accurate history. Apr 15, 2014 the year is 1845 and a wagon team of three families is setting off across the oregon desert. A simple wikipedia search will show how inaccurate this movie is.
Everything you need to know about meeks cutoff movie 2011. 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. They were grueling, dirty, thirsty, burning and freezing ordeals. Meek s cutoff 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. May 06, 2011 meeks cutoff director kelly reichardt says filming took place in remote locations. 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. Perhaps the most powerful moment in the film is when she. 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. The jacob burns film center jbfc is a nonprofit cultural arts center dedicated to teaching literacy for a visual culture. Reviews meeks cutoff does not dwell upon the failings of the men as much as it champions the virtues of the women, so often forgotten or reduced to less flattering archetypes in the western. Bruce greenwood is also good and paul dano has a role, but hes nothing too special in it. If meeks cutoff is every inch a western, its an artfilm mutant of the genre, inching along with intensely naturalistic obsession for detail that courts tedium even as it dares us not to pay.
Meeks cutoff stands a little further back a century and a half, give or take. Meeks cutoff director kelly reichardt says filming took. 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. Apr 14, 2011 michelle williams plays settler emily tetherow in kelly reichardt s frontier drama meek s cutoff. Meeks cutoff on dvd september, 2011 starring paul dano, bruce greenwood, shirley henderson, zoe kazan. The year is 1845 and a wagon team of three families is setting off across the oregon desert. Meek s cutoff is a 2010 american western film directed by kelly reichardt. Meeks cutoff director kelly reichardt says filming took place in remote locations. Meeks cutoff the year is 1845, the earliest days of the oregon trail, and a wagon team of three families has hired the mountain man. May 11, 2011 to set aside its many other accomplishments, meek s cutoff is the first film ive seen that evokes what must have been the reality of wagon trains to the west. 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. Reichardts astonishing new film, meeks cutoff, broadens the scope and raises the stakes tenfold, expanding beautifully on the same themes of survival and the terrible, lifethreatening choices people have to make when their options narrow. Le film meeks cutoff 2010 vostfr admin 20170616t20. Were sorry but jwapp doesnt work properly without javascript enabled.
Over the years from watching movie westerns, ive developed a. May 06, 2011 meeks cutoff stands a little further back a century and a half, give or take. What a curious movie, kristl said when the credits rolled. Both movies have many long stretches in which seemingly nothing happens, and thats also the case with meeks cutoff. A horrible excuse of a movie to portray this as meek s cutoff. Find out where meeks cutoff is streaming, if meeks cutoff is on netflix, and get news and updates, on decider. The film stars michelle williams and paul dano in a story about three families who. The narrative of meek s cutoff is very simple, and as the tension gradually builds to an inevitable, presumably climatic, conclusion, i was thinking to myself. Meeks cutoff official theatrical trailer hd oscilloscope. It s both the scariest and most poetic film of the year. This is an ambitious period piece that nonetheless retains reichardts talent for capturing human.
Paul dano and neal huff in meeks cutoff 2010 michelle williams in meeks cutoff 2010 meeks cutoff 2010 michelle williams in meeks cutoff 2010. Working on a richer and more intricate canvas than shes previously attempted, kelly reichardt has pulled off a rare thing with meeks cutoff a lowbudget period western with a. Like the feminist westerns i mentioned earlier, it is closely based on. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing meeks cutoff near you. In old joy 2006, wendy and lucy 2008, and now in meeks cutoff, she portrays a nation full. Meeks cutoff film complet en entier streaming vf francais 2010 qualite hd en sortira le dans le theatre. A new trailer for director kelly reichardt s western meek s cutoff has arrived. It really is a chance for us to open childrens minds to the power of film not just as a vehicle for. Find out where meek s cutoff is streaming, if meek s cutoff is on netflix, and get news and updates, on decider. Claiming to know a shortcut, meek leads the group on an unmarked path across the high plain desert. Settlers traveling through the oregon desert in 1845 find themselves stranded in harsh conditions.
The movie meeks cutoff takes place in the year 1845, in the oregon high desert. Apr 08, 2011 enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing meeks cutoff near you. If meek s cutoff is every inch a western, it s an art film mutant of the genre, inching along with intensely naturalistic obsession for detail that courts tedium even as it dares us not to pay. In meeks cutoff a thoughtprovoking and suspenseful reworking of the usually macho western a group of such families begin to regret their decision to hire stephen meek as a guide when they end up lost in the middle of nowhere. 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. Meeks cutoff is, by her standards, far more eventful and covers a more hazardous journey that begins and ends in medias res.
The film s refusal to spectacularize the emigrants hardships, as well as the story s lack of a clear beginning or end, signal major difficulties driving this. The first film ive seen that evokes what must have been the reality of wagon trains to the west. Meeks cutoff could be the most understated, and historically accurate, horror film in history. I find it difficult to watch a film portraying something historical, and completely destroying history in the process. Needless to say, meek s cutoff is not a film to all tastes.
In addition to new seasons of your favorite series, todd haynes gorgeous. The road was named for frontiersman stephen meek, who was hired to lead the first wagon train along it in 1845. Bush could also seem to be about his successor 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. The travelers keep moving, and they keep searching for water, but the ultimate point of the movie isnt about finding water its about the different sides of any story and how nothing is fixed or definite. A horrible excuse of a movie to portray this as meeks cutoff. Reichardts previous films were smallscale indie doodles slight exercises in atmosphere and introspection. Its a spare period piece about a band of pioneers lost in the wastelands of the oregon high desert. Meek s cutoff 2010 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. To set aside its many other accomplishments, meeks cutoff is the first film ive seen that evokes what must have been the reality of wagon trains to the west. Its both the scariest and most poetic film of the year. Meek s cutoff could be the most understated, and historically accurate, horror film in history.