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Nomadland Is a Life-Affirming Depiction of Community in the Crumbling American Empire Directed by Chloé Zhao
Starring Frances McDormand, David Strathairn, Linda May, Charlene Swankie, Bob Wells
Published Feb 18, 2021
10Frances McDormand has already led a staggering career, but she may have capped it all off with her role as Fern in Chloé Zhao s immersive, emotionally resonant masterpiece
Nomadland. The film, which follows the lives of modern American nomads many of whom play themselves as they live in converted work vans and enjoy life in an off-the-grid desert commune, is an astonishing achievement that might just stay with you forever.
Fern once lived with her husband in a tiny town called Empire, Nevada. When he died of an unknown illness, she stayed behind to keep his memory alive until the town s sole income driver, a sheetrock mine, was shuttered and the town itself disintegrated and had its ZIP code deleted. To the judgmental eyes of her family and friends, Fern