Nomadland (Hulu) is an award-winning 2020 drama film based on the 2017 nonfiction book Nomadland: Surviving America in the Twenty-First Century. It stars Frances McDormand (who is one of my favorites) as a widow who leaves her life in Nevada after she loses her job because the plant closes down, leaving the town a ghost town. She travels around the United States in her van as a nomad. A number of real-life nomads appear as fictionalized versions of themselves. A fascinating study of a life I didn't know existed. Most reviews are positive.
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ReplyDeleteYes, an interesting lifestyle.
DeleteI started watching this on a plane, but never got to far because I was getting sleepy and shut it off. I guess I should go back to it. I've heard about this life style, which could be sad and tough too. Happy July 3 and 4. I won't be around tomorrow.
ReplyDeleteIt looked bleak.
Delete...perhaps a fun lifestyle if you choose it, a difficult one if it's forced on you.
ReplyDeleteYes, so for some people who retire and hit the road it's an adventure. For others, not so much :(
DeleteMcDormand never, ever disappoints. She's amazing.
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DeleteWas really interesting and I think they did a pretty good job of keeping it as realistic as they could. Frances McDormand is such a good actress, too! :)
ReplyDeleteShe's worth watching, always :)
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DeleteI watched this film because of its Oscars nominations and awards. Extremely bleak and depressing. Kind of a modern version of the migrant workers in the classic novel/film "The Grapes of Wrath."
ReplyDeleteIt sounds like a hard life if you are traveling that way from job to job. I don't know how people manage it :(
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