‘Nomadland’ movie review: A graceful, moving portrait of van-dwelling America
The Hindu
Chloé Zhao and Frances McDormand combine to deliver a stirring commentary on the economy today, that bristles with bravery
Filmmaker Chloé Zhao’s third feature Nomadland is more a visual poem than a film; a piece of art that strikes the balance between documentary and fiction with effusive grace. Zhao is aided, in no small measure, by cinematographer Joshua James Richards’ cathartic shots of the vast American landscape; composer Ludovico Einaudi’s score that bends your heart to its will; and a restrained, moving performance by Frances McDormand (who is also co-producer). . The drama, which first premiered at the Venice Film Festival last year, is inspired by Jessica Bruder’s 2017 nonfiction book, Nomadland: Surviving America in the Twenty-First Century, and follows the lives of a new American tribe: the nomads.More Related News