Nomadland

2020 • 107 minutes

À propos de ce film

Following the closure of a gypsum mine in the rural Nevada town she calls home, Fern (Frances McDormand) packs her van and sets off on the road. Exploring life outside conventional society as a modern-day nomad, Fern soon discovers a resilience and resourcefulness that present her with experiences unlike any she's known before. Along the way in this story of hope, she meets other nomads who become mentors in her life amidst the vast, sometimes breathtaking landscape of the American West. From Searchlight Pictures and acclaimed director Chloé Zhao, NOMADLAND features real-life nomads Linda May, Swankie and Bob Wells. With care and insight, Zhao crafted the screenplay, based on Jessica Bruder's book "Nomadland: Surviving America in the Twenty-First Century." McDormand brings Fern to life with a powerful, authentic performance. Also starring David Strathairn in a gripping turn as a man Fern befriends, NOMADLAND is a fascinating celebration of humanity, independence and adventure.

Notes et avis

Depressing, slow moving and no real storyline. I am shocked it won a best picture Oscar and can only think that was due to how few movies were released during the pandemic, reducing the competition to next to nothing.

In producing a film on this topic, the uprootedness and marginalized circumstances of ageing (primarily white) Americans, the film reflects some of the previous literature that has covered similar individual stories. It's all well-acted and believable, but it does leave lots of important questions - like the how's and why's of the main characters - floating in the air. People in these circumstances certainly had time to end up there, so in such a film it would be helpful to learn more about the decisions and directions taken in the past that resulted in current circumstances. It is also a very sterilized depiction of a marginalized population, leaving out much of the messiness. Some very important pieces are missing, but it is still worth a watch.

A spiritual journey of grief and self-discovery. Honest to the bone, compassionate and with a lot of beauty inside of the deep America.