For Immediate Release
Will Oldham
Daniel London
OLD JOY
A film by Kelly Reichardt
original soundtrack by Yo La Tengo
"ONE OF THE FINEST AMERICAN FILMS OF THE YEAR ... offers up a world of enchantments." � Manohla Dargis, THE NEW YORK TIMES
"A SHIMMERING TREASURE OF A FILM � With perfect emotional pitch." Grade A � Lisa Schwartzbaum, ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY
"EXQUISITE ... as broad and deep as the human psyche itself." � Ella Taylor, LA WEEKLY
KINO INTERNATIONAL RELEASES ACCLAIMED AMERICAN INDEPENDENT FILM OLD JOY (2006) ON DVD
After being featured in over 50 Critic's Top 10 lists for 2006 � from publications like Film Comment, Los Angeles Times, Village Voice and Entertainment Weekly � the most critically acclaimed American independent film of the year, Old Joy (2006), is now set to be released on DVD.
Premiering with feature-length audio commentaries by director Kelly Reichardt, cinematographer Peter Sillen and filmmaker Michael Almereyda, Kino's Old Joy DVD will prebook on April 3, 2007, with an SRP of $29.95. Old Joy streets on May 1.
"A true American independent film" (Boston Globe), Kelly Reichardt's achingly exquisite Old Joy has been hailed at film festivals worldwide for its unparalleled beauty, profound insight into the human condition and transcendent, meditative narrative, creating "a shared adult experience of lost possibilities and present realities" (Entertainment Weekly).
Based on Jonathan Raymond's short story and featuring a soundtrack from Yo La Tengo, Reichardt's second feature chronicles a short camping trip by two old friends to a quasi-mystical oasis, the Bagby Hot Springs, in Oregon's lush Cascade Mountains. The actors in this lyrical story are Kurt (cult musician Will Oldham), a post-hippie with never-present promise; and Mark (Daniel London), the father-to-be, intent on putting the Kurt part of his life behind him, but also silently nostalgic for a more carefree, radical past.
"Exquisite" (Ella Taylor, LA WEEKLY) and "radiant" (John Powers, VOGUE), Old Joy was shot by cinematographer Peter Sillen, who also co-directed the indie doc "Benjamin Smoke" (2000). Featuring career-defining performances by its leads Will Oldham ("Matewan", "Junebug") and Daniel London ("Rent," "Minority Report"), Reichardt's sophomore feature is an "achingly beautiful" (Scott Foundas, L.A. Weekly) film that already joined the canon of American independent cinema.
Far more than an indie riff on "Brokeback Mountain," the intricately layered Old Joy is in part an elegy for the '70s American cinematic revolution �� with shades of "Easy Rider" and the Oregon-shot "Five Easy Pieces" �� but also fits square into the minimalism of present-day arthouse cinema. A gorgeous nature film, Old Joy is sensatory and full of room for interpretation. Reichardt considers what it means to be free in Bush's America, throws two kinds of individual freedom together, watches the muted sparks fly and hopes for common ground, creating "one of the finest American films of the year" (New York Times).
SPECIAL FEATURES
- Feature-length audio commentary by director Kelly Reichardt, cinematographer Peter Sillen and filmmaker Michael Almereyda
- Theatrical Trailer
- A Slide Show of Production Stills
2006 76 min. Color Letterboxed (1.85:1) Enhanced for 16x9 TVs
a Film Science - Van Hoy/Knudsen - Washington Square Films production
WILL OLDHAM DANIEL LONDON
in a film by Kelly Reichardt
OLD JOY
co-starring Tanya Smith
photographed by Peter Sillen
sound by Gabriel Fleming
sound mix by Eric Offin
original music by Yo La Tengo
performed with Smokey Hormel
executive producers Todd Haynes, Rajen Savjani, Joshua Blum, Mike S. Ryan
produced by Lars Knudsen, Neil Kopp, Anish Savjani, Jay Van Hoy
based on a story by Jon Raymond
screenplay by Jon Raymond and Kelly Reichardt
Copyright 2005 Lucy Is My Darling, LLC.
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Rodrigo Brandao, Director of Publicity
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