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Certain Women
Why this pick
Its quiet, exacting attention to women moving through economic and emotional isolation carries Wanda’s unvarnished realism, patient rhythm, and compassion without forcing uplift.
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MOVIE1970 1h 42m USA
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Why this pick
Andrea Arnold’s raw naturalism, handheld intimacy, and refusal to sentimentalize a young woman’s precarious life closely echo Wanda’s bruised, observational power.
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Why this pick
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Why this pick
For Wanda’s dislocated point of view and unsettling emotional distance, Martel offers an elliptical, sensory portrait of a woman moving through guilt and social alienation.
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01 / THE STORY
A little about the film.
Wanda Goronski, an unhappy housewife in rural eastern Pennsylvania, stays on her sister's couch after leaving her husband. Walking across a field of coal and hitching a ride, she shows up to a divorce court hearing late, relinquishes her rights to her children and grants her husband a divorce.
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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
The people who bring it to life.
Barbara Loden
Wanda Goronski
Michael Higgins
Mr. Dennis