Kelly Reikat is one of the most important female directors in the world today, with a reputation in critical circles but little known to the average audience.
In 1994, at the age of 29, Kelly made her debut novel, "Weeds And Overgrown": a girl who is tired of a life that is set in stone, the road is so long, she wants to see it, and on the way she accidentally meets an equally impulsive boy.
The road movies that show the outlaw mandarin duck, people first think of "Male and Female Thieves", "Born Murderer", in terms of artistic quality, Barbara Lowden's self-written and self-directed "Wanda" (1970), the sympathy for the characters retains the necessary restraint, dazzling, unparalleled, greatly affecting countless independent filmmakers including Kelly Reikat:
Measured by this, "Wild Grass" is very general, and the heroine at the end of the film shoots off the boy who wants to live at home and embarks on the road of no return alone, which can be called the biggest highlight of the film.
In 2006, Kelly's "Yesterday's Joy", which focused on the basic feelings, attracted the attention of the film industry:
Ji You walked together all his life, walking and walking but never found the original feeling. Did we change the world, or did the world change us?
A person inevitably misses the past, but cannot stay in the past. The director's ability to catch subtle changes in the characters' emotions is good and powerful, just as impressive as the droplets of water condensed in the hot springs in the forest.
"Wendy and Lucy" (2008) Returning to the female theme that Katie is good at, Wendy and the dog Lucy who is dependent on each other are separated, the weak affection, the fierce tramp, the kind elderly guard, the world is not so good, not so bad, Wendy suddenly found that love is responsibility and ability, she must work hard to bear her and Lucy's life.
Some Kind of Woman (2016) contains three stories that describe the different states of work, family, and emotions of three women.
A female lawyer tries to persuade a gun-to-fight laborer to turn himself in, the loneliness of man and the difficulty of understanding; the second story, a bland marriage, with marital rifts and ancient sandstone emerging; the last story is based on Mel Merlot's short story "Beth Tevez", except that the boy who has a crush on the female teacher of night school is replaced by a farm girl:
The original invites the teacher to ride a horse, feeling that behind her "embedded in his body, like a long-missing piece of the puzzle" is beautifully photographed:
On a whim, the girl drove to visit the teacher overnight, who was a little overwhelmed:
The laughter faded away. Amorous but ruthlessly annoyed", it seems that there is a fate in this life, but in fact, it is separated by thousands of mountains and rivers.
As an anti-genre Western, Kelly's new work", "The First Cow", is as bland as her "Mick's Shortcut" (2010), but it is meaningful: the first pot of gold in the western development and the struggle of small people drowned by history.
Chinese King Lu came to Guangzhou at the age of 9, took a boat to London, was displaced, and in 1920 came to a small town in Oregon in the western United States, avenged his companions and shot a Russian immigrant, and jumped alone to escape.
A white chef rescues King Lu, who is naked in the woods, and the two have forged a deep friendship ever since.
Using one of the agents' cows, they made cream buns that were so popular that they planned to save some money to open a cheap hotel.
After the milking of cows was discovered, King Lu embodied the Chinese tradition of "being blessed by people dripping water, when the spring repays", he did not roll up the money and fled, but risked great danger to find and rescue the chef. The injured cook fell to rest, King Lu squeezed his wallet and hesitated for a moment, and finally decided to lie down and accompany his friend: someone had saved his life, and the money was earned by the two of them, blessed to share.
"We'll be out of here soon, and you'll have me."
However, 100 years later, two white bones were found here:
The story of the film is so simple, but the connotation is incomparably profound: as the first pot of gold, King Lu and the chef secretly milked the cow is obviously wrong, but the agent who goes around chasing them, the first bucket of gold is so bright?
King Lu and his friends did not escape in the end, and fate was cruel: in addition to the ability to seize opportunities, perseverance and faith, there must be a little luck; on the other hand, the director lightly presents the essence of American history, the white bones of countless immigrants and the spirit of contract with difficulties, like the dark mountains and forests.