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Directed by | Kelly Reichardt |
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Based on | Train Choir by Jon Raymond |
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Starring | Michelle Williams |
Cinematography | Sam Levy |
Edited by | Kelly Reichardt |
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Distributed by | Oscilloscope Pictures |
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Running time | 80 minutes[1] |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $300,000[2] |
Box office | $1.4 million[3] |
Wendy and Lucy is a 2008 American drama film directed by Kelly Reichardt. Reichardt and Jon Raymond adapted the screenplay from his short story Train Choir. The film stars Michelle Williams as Wendy, a homeless woman who searches for her lost dog, Lucy (played by Reichardt's own dog of that name, who had previously appeared in Old Joy).[4] It had its world premiere at the 2008 Cannes Film Festival and was screened at several additional film festivals before receiving a limited theatrical release in the United States on December 10, 2008.