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comments Robin Wright makes an accomplished feature directorial debut with "Land," in which the actress-turned-filmmaker plays Edee Mathis, a woman whose method for coping with trauma is to go live on her own in a cabin in the woods. She struggles to survive at first, eventually befriending Miguel (Demián Bichir), who teaches her to hunt. (She dubs him "Yoda.") Even though she does not want to be around people — "I'm here because I choose to be," she insists — she appreciates Miguel's kindness.  Wright gives a tough, determined performance in what ultimately is a very moving film. Edee...

While the story is thin on plot, the visuals are not. Nor is the impact on Wright's career.

Robin Wright both stars in and directs Land Credit: Sundance Dir: Robin Wright. Cast: Robin Wright, Demián Bichir, Kim Dickens. Cert TBC, 89 mins When a well-known actor makes their directing debut and appears in almost every scene, you would hope to come out knowing a little more about them than you did going in. Perhaps the main problem with Land, Robin Wright’s innocuous tale of a woman braving out her bereavement in the Wyoming mountains, is that your perception of Wright is wholly unaltered from start to finish. The careworn intelligence and emotional fatigue she can project shine t...

Watch the intense trailer for 'Land,' Robin Wright's feature directorial debut Christi Carras © Provided by The LA Times Robin Wright as Edee in "Land," the actress' feature directorial debut. (Daniel Power / Focus Features) "House of Cards" star Robin Wright is transferring her directing skills from TV to the big screen with her latest project, "Land." On Monday, Focus Features released the harrowing trailer for Wright's feature directorial debut, which stars the actress as Edee Mathis, a woman who suffers great personal loss and leaves her life behind to battle the elemen...

“House of Cards” star Robin Wright is transferring her directing skills from TV to the big screen with her latest project, “Land.” On Monday, Focus Features released the harrowing trailer for Wright’s feature directorial debut, which stars the actress as Edee Mathis, a woman who suffers great personal loss and leaves her life behind to battle the elements in Wyoming’s unforgiving wilderness. “It’s really difficult to be around people because they just want me to be better,” Edee tells her therapist before jetting off to the great outdoors. Also starring Demián Bichir, Sarah...