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Old Joy

2006 · 74 min

A quiet, meandering drive through friendship and change, with long silences and a gentle ache that lingers.

Directed by: Kelly Reichardt
Genres: Drama
Starring: Daniel London, Will Oldham, Tanya Smith

Overview: Soon to be a father, Mark feels the pressure of domestic responsibility closing in, so he is more than happy to accept when his old friend Kurt proposes a camping trip in the Oregon wilderness. During their time together, the men come to grips with the changes in their lives and the effect on their relationship.

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Directed by: Kelly Reichardt
Genres: Drama
Starring: Daniel London, Will Oldham, Tanya Smith

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Tone: melancholicstrength 3 of 3
warmstrength 1 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: friendship
identity
isolation
parenthood
aging
Places: road trip
wilderness
big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex none

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Action	0
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Humour	2
Realism	9
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Tension	3
Darkness	4
Complexity	6
Emotional weight	7

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Genres: drama
Directed by: Kelly Reichardt
Written by: Kelly Reichardt, Jonathan Raymond
Starring: Daniel London, Will Oldham, Tanya Smith, Robin Rosenberg, Keri Moran, Autumn Campbell, Steven Doughton, Matt McCormick
Music: Ira Kaplan
Cinematography: Peter Sillen
Runtime: 74 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: English

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