We’ve got some movie news for you now as we bring you the latest trailer, poster and some stills from the new movie Certain Woman which heads to UK cinemas this March.
One of America’s foremost filmmakers, Kelly Reichardt (Wendy and Lucy, Meek’s Cutoff) directs a remarkable ensemble cast led by Michelle Williams, Kristen Stewart, and Laura Dern in this stirring look at three women striving to forge their own paths amidst the wide-open plains of the American Northwest: a lawyer (Dern) who finds herself contending with both office sexism and a hostage situation; a wife and mother (Williams) whose determination to build her dream home puts her at odds with the men in her life; and a young law student (Stewart) who forms an ambiguous bond with a lonely ranch hand (radiant newcomer Lily Gladstone). As their stories intersect in subtle but powerful ways, a portrait emerges of flawed, but strong-willed individuals in the process of defining themselves.
Certain Woman Still (Courtesy Park Circus and Sony Pictures)
Certain Woman is set against the Big Sky backdrop of southern Montana and reflecting both the immense scope and profound stillness of its setting, the film examines the moments both large and small that make up the lives of strong, independent women looking for ways to understand and shape the world around them.
Certain Woman (Courtesy Park Circus and Sony Pictures)
This is the sixth feature film for Reichardt, and the fifth set in the American Northwest. Departing the Oregon settings she explored in “Old Joy,” “Wendy and Lucy,” “Meek’s Cutoff,” and “Night Moves,” the wide-open “Big Sky” country and the landlocked, isolated landscape of southern Montana provide a profoundly beautiful and entirely appropriate backdrop for the characters and moments that constitute the three stories in the film. “This was the first time I’ve spent a lot of time and made a film in a location that is not on a coast,” Reichardt observes, “and that gives this film a completely different feeling. There are mountains on all sides of you, which in many ways locks you in, and I think that really changes the way you might look at the world.”
Kelly Reichardt (Photo by Godlis)
Reichardt has already made several films based on short stories, and found herself inspired by how the setting and the characters in three particular stories fit together. “I knew I wanted to shoot somewhere else, so I liked that the stories were based on Montana,” she remembers today. “I was drawn to the story about the rancher first, about her life struggles, and her isolation. This person’s daily chores, her connections to the animals – all of those things drew me in.” When the rancher finds herself unexpectedly drawn to the itinerant teacher who visits the town twice a week, it leads her to a series of realisations and actions that seem to gain a momentous resonance as circumstances change.
Certain Women. Credit Image courtesy of Park Circus and Sony Pictures
Certain Woman – New Trailer
Certain Woman will be heading to UK Cinemas on the 3rd March 2017.
Karen Woodham is the founder and owner of the Blazing Minds. She is also a Cinema reviewer and works with RealD 3D reviewing the latest 3D releases and IMAX, she has also had several articles published in various publications including the first edition of SFW Magazine. In 2015 she became an Award Winning Blogger and also has her website listed as one of the UK’s Top 10 Film Blogs.
