The band of travellers hire stephen meek, a rough, gungho wilderness guide who makes grand promises to take them on a short cut. Distributie michelle williams, paul dano, bruce greenwood. Start your free trial to watch meeks cutoff and other popular tv shows and movies including new releases, classics, hulu originals, and more. The year is 1845, the earliest days of the oregon trail, and a wagon train of three families has hired mountain man stephen meek to guide. Meeks cutoff 2011 during the 1840s, six settlers and their guide are caught in a dangerous situation. With a seemingly endless amount of streaming optionsnot only the titles at our disposal, but services themselveseach week we highlight the. I am so sick and tired of film makers who either dont know how to write and shoot a complete script, are too lazy to write.
To set aside its many other accomplishments, meeks cutoff is the first film ive seen that evokes what must have been the reality of wagon trains to the west. For that matter, the film s deliberate antiplot can be seen as the attempt to recreate the endlessness of being on a wagon train, though i think it might be subtler than that and if not, it s still a valid defense of the film s boring pace. Rent meek s cutoff 2011 starring michelle williams and bruce greenwood on dvd and bluray. Meeks cutoff click to enlarge rated pg 1 hr 44 min 2010. Meek s cutoff film, a 2010 film telling the story of the party blazing the trail. They were grueling, dirty, thirsty, burning and freezing ordeals. A new trailer for director kelly reichardt s western meek s cutoff has arrived. May 06, 2011 based on diaries and contemporary accounts, meeks cutoff is the true story of a wagon train, led by a guide named stephen meek, that wandered around the oregon territory in the mid1800s. The film stars michelle williams and paul dano in a story about three families who become lost on the oregon trailer.
I bought this book knowing that my distant relatives were in that group that went onto meeks cutoff. The narrative of meeks cutoff is very simple, and as the tension gradually builds to an inevitable, presumably climatic, conclusion, i was thinking to myself. Kelly reichardts frontier drama meeks cutoff opens in the year 1845, on the wideopen plains of oregon, where a wagon team of three families has set. Meeks cutoff 2010 movie trailer full hd 1080p youtube. The film reunites the filmmakers and oscope who previously worked together distributing reichardts 2008 acclaimed wendy and lucy. Tracys uphill battle to stay in office is set against the political machinery that preyed on ethnic hatred and oldtime money. Le film meeks cutoff 2010 vostfr admin 20170616t20. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing meeks cutoff near you. Its 1845, and stephen meek bruce greenwood is a boastful, roughhewn wilderness guide who has been hired by three families who want to start new lives on the other side of oregons cascade mountains. Online meeks cutoff 2010 teljes film angol hd felirattal. And it resembles the tendency of the franchise ending, with intent to leave it open for a sequel.
Meeks cutoff theatrical trailer 2011 the year is 1845, the earliest days of the oregon trail, and a wagon team of three families has hired the mountain man stephen meek to guide them over the cascade mountains. This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title meek s cutoff. Set in 1845, meek s cutoff carves its own visual path, steering away from becoming overly consumed with the stunning landscape the characters often ignore or endure their natural surroundings. Meeks cutoff represents a significant step forward for director kelly reichardt, a critical darling whose work to this point old joy, wendy and lucy ive faintly admired. Meek s cutoff could be the most understated, and historically accurate, horror film in history. The story is loosely based on a historical incident on the oregon trail in 1845, in which frontier guide stephen meek led a wagon train on an illfated journey. Meeks cutoff, from acclaimed director kelly reichardt wendy and lucy, old joy, is a stark and poetic drama set in 1845, the earliest days of the treacherous oregon trail. Reichardts previous films were smallscale indie doodles slight exercises in atmosphere and introspection. Meeks cutoff film, a 2010 film telling the story of the party blazing the trail disambiguation page providing links to topics that could be referred to by the same search term this disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title meeks cutoff. Claiming to know a shortcut, meek leads the group on an unmarked path across the high plain desert.
After watching the trailer youd get the sense that while this will be a dramatic western and one with a journey but itd be more uptempo. The journey was a particularly hard one, and many of the pioneers lost their lives. The film was shown in competition at the 67th venice international film festival. The road was named for frontiersman stephen meek, who was hired to lead the first wagon train along it in 1845. A wagon train of three families including twotime academy award nominee michelle williams has hired mountain man stephen meek to guide them over the cascade mountains. Meek cutoff was a covered wagon road that branched off the oregon trail in northeastern oregon and was used as an alternate emigrant route to the willamette valley in the mid19th century. Jun 16, 2017 le film meeks cutoff 2010 vostfr admin 20170616t20. Watch meeks cutoff streaming online hulu free trial. Rent meeks cutoff 2011 starring michelle williams and bruce greenwood on dvd and bluray. Meek s cutoff on dvd september, 2011 starring paul dano, bruce greenwood, shirley henderson, zoe kazan. Settlers traveling through the oregon desert in 1845 find themselves stranded in harsh conditions. Everything you need to know about meeks cutoff movie 2011.
In old joy 2006, wendy and lucy 2008, and now in meeks cutoff, she portrays a nation full of quiet, almost traumatised seekers after a. Based loosely on the career of multiterm boston mayor james michael curley, this film examines the good and evil inherent in politics and all the things that go into an election. Jun 11, 2011 meeks cutoff is screening at the sydney film festival. Like the feminist westerns i mentioned earlier, it is closely based on. The first film ive seen that evokes what must have been the reality of wagon trains to the west. Last year, jonathan demme presented her debut feature, river of grass as part of his rarely seen cinema series. Meeks cutoff is a 2010 american western film directed by kelly reichardt. Apr 14, 2011 kelly reichardt s frontier drama meek s cutoff opens in the year 1845, on the wideopen plains of oregon, where a wagon team of three families has set out on a journey along the oregon trail. A new trailer for director kelly reichardts western meeks cutoff has arrived. The year is 1845, the earliest days of the oregon trail, and a wagon train of three families has. Meeks cutoff director kelly reichardt says filming took. Its both the scariest and most poetic film of the year. If meek s cutoff can be said to be specifically about the landscape, it s chiefly about how the. Claiming to know a short cut, meek leads the group on an unmarked path across the high plain desert, only to become lost in the dry rock and sage.
Read the meeks cutoff movie synopsis, view the movie trailer, get cast and crew information, see movie photos, and more on movies. The meek cutoff, 1845 clark, keith, tiller, lowell on. Settlers traveling through the oregon desert in 1845. Ez kovetkezmenyekent film vagy tevekeszulek folytassa nagyon jo a multban nem vannak ujra kodolva. The year is 1845, the earliest days of the oregon trail, and a wagon train of three families has hired mountain man stephen meek to guide them over the cascade mountains. Also, focus on kelly reichardt is screening at acmi in melbourne from june 219th and includes her rarely seen debut river of grass 1993 plus ode 1999. Rent meeks cutoff 2011 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. Set in 1845, meeks cutoff carves its own visual path, steering away from becoming overly consumed with the stunning landscape the characters often ignore or endure their natural surroundings. Their escort is stephen meek bruce greenwood, a loquacious, overfriendly cowboy, who has a tacit.
The civil war was yet to take place and much of the land was unexplored and unclaimed. Meeks cutoff on dvd september, 2011 starring paul dano, bruce greenwood, shirley henderson, zoe kazan. It s both the scariest and most poetic film of the year. The narrative of meek s cutoff is very simple, and as the tension gradually builds to an inevitable, presumably climatic, conclusion, i was thinking to myself. Aided by a guide bruce greenwood, three families travel west by covered wagon. In 1845, the earliest days of the oregon trail, a wagon train of three families hires mountain man stephen meek to guide them over the cascade mountains. To set aside its many other accomplishments, meek s cutoff is the first film ive seen that evokes what must have been the reality of wagon trains to the west.
Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies. Set in 1845, kelly reichardts wendy and lucy and old joy pared down western tells the story of a wagon team of three families who set off across the cascade mountains on the oregon trail in search of a new life. In addition to new seasons of your favorite series, todd haynes gorgeous. Find out where meeks cutoff is streaming, if meeks cutoff is on netflix, and get news and updates, on decider. They are lost, food and water are running out, and the surrounding desert threatens to. The first thing that bears mentioning with regards to meeks cutoff is the trailer and it does connect to the film in a very real way.
Meeks cutoff film, a 2010 film telling the story of the party blazing the trail. Apr 14, 2011 kelly reichardt is a poet of american solitude. It s 1845, and stephen meek bruce greenwood is a boastful, roughhewn wilderness guide who has been hired by three families who want to start new lives on the other side of oregon s cascade mountains. Based on diaries and contemporary accounts, meeks cutoff is the true story of a wagon train, led by a guide named stephen meek, that wandered around the oregon territory in the mid1800s. A braggart meets his match in a courageous woman in this period drama from independent filmmaker kelly reichardt. Kelly reichardt is an awardwinning filmmaker and screenwriter, and widely hailed as one of our most important contemporary filmmakers. Michelle williams stars in a bleak, enigmatic and masterful western about families on the oregon trail.
Over the years from watching movie westerns, ive developed a composite image of wagon. Meeks cutoff meeks cutoff, from acclaimed director kelly reichardt wendy and lucy, old joy, is a stark and poetic drama set in 1845, the earliest days of the treacherous oregon trail. The wife did not survive the ordeal and i wanted to know as much as i could about the difficulties associated with the expedition. I have not seen, in quite some time, a movie that has messed with my head as thoroughly as meeks cutoff has these past couple of days. Feb 25, 2011 the year is 1845, the earliest days of the oregon trail, and a wagon team of three families has hired the mountain man stephen meek to guide them over the cascade mountains. This is an ambitious period piece that nonetheless retains reichardts talent for capturing human. Meek s cutoff is a 2010 american western film directed by kelly reichardt. The story is loosely based on a historical incident on the oregon trail in 1845, in which frontier guide stephen meek led a wagon train on an illfated journey through the oregon desert along the route later known as the meek cutoff in the. Pareri despre meeks cutoff 2010 scurtatura pagina 1 din 1. Nez meeks cutoff 2010 film webdl ez egy fajl vesztesegmentesen letepve egy streaming szolgaltatasbol, peldaul netflix, amazon video, hulu, crunchyroll, discovery go, bbc iplayer stb. Apr 16, 2011 meek s cutoff is, by her standards, far more eventful and covers a more hazardous journey that begins and ends in medias res. Meeks cutoff could be the most understated, and historically accurate, horror film in history. As a history buff who has studied the meeks cutoff, this movie is only 2% close to being accurate.
With michelle williams, bruce greenwood, paul dano, will patton. Feb 06, 2015 in 1845, the earliest days of the oregon trail, a wagon train of three families hires mountain man stephen meek to guide them over the cascade mountains. Michelle williams plays a member of a caravan of pioneer families traveling through the oregon territory in 1845 in meeks cutoff, directed by kelly reichardt. Claiming to know a shortcut, meek leads the group on an unmarked path across the high. Over the coming days, lost in the heat, the settlers face hunger, thirst and a lack of faith in each persons instincts for survival. The films refusal to spectacularize the emigrants hardships, as well as the storys lack of a clear beginning or end, signal major difficulties driving this. Meeks cutoff is, by her standards, far more eventful and covers a more hazardous journey that begins and ends in medias res. Directed by kelly reichardt 2011 michelle williams family and two others toil across the 1840s west is their guide totally lost. This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title meeks cutoff.