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River of Grass (1994)

A lost gun and a bored housewife feature in Kelly Reichardt’s bold 1994 debut.

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Film details

Featuring

Lisa Bowman Larry Fessenden Dick Russell
Directors

Kelly Reichardt Jesse Hartman
Country

USA
Year

1994
Genre

Drama
Type

Film
Category

Fiction

Introduction

This disarming first feature about a lost gun and a bored housewife who just can’t escape the Florida Everglades flips the Godard principle ‘all you need for a movie is a gun and a girl’ playfully on its head.

More ragged and wilful than the films that follow, River of Grass presents a reversal of genre and gender tropes and love of landscape, signalling Reichardt’s ongoing preoccupations.

Cast & Credits

Cast
- - Cozy
    
    Lisa Bowman
  - Lee
    
    Larry Fessenden
  - Jimmy Ryder
    
    Dick Russell
  - JC
    
    Stan Kaplan
Credits
- Direction:
  - Director
    
    Kelly Reichardt
  - Director
    
    Jesse Hartman
  Production:
  - Production Company
    
    Plan B Pictures
  - Producer
    
    Jesse Hartman
  - Producer
    
    Kelly Reichardt
  Writing:
  - Screenplay
    
    Kelly Reichardt
  - Screenplay
    
    Jesse Hartman
  Photography:
  - Director of Photography
    
    Jim Denault
  Editing:
  - Editor
    
    Larry Fessenden
  Design:
  - Art Director
    
    David Dorenberg
  Sound:
  - Sound
    
    Matthew Sigal

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