2021 · 108 min · R

Nomadland

Name: Nomadland
Genre: Drama
Released: 2021
Duration: 108 min
Cast: Frances McDormand, David Strathairn, Linda May, Swankie, Gay DeForest

Directed by Chloé Zhao · Drama

Nomadland (2021) is a Drama film, directed by Chloé Zhao set in Nevada, Arizona, South Dakota, and California during the 2010s, in winter. It runs 108 minutes and is rated R.

A road trip, with a melancholic and contemplative tone. Themes of grief & loss, isolation, and freedom & oppression play out through episodic chapters.

Composer

Ludovico Einaudi

Cinematography

Joshua James Richards

Cast

Frances McDormandDavid StrathairnLinda MaySwankieGay DeForestPatricia GrierAngela ReyesCarl R. Hughes

The world of this film

Setting

Where

NevadaArizonaSouth Dakota California

Setting

Rural Wilderness

When

2010s

Season

Winter

Premise & themes

Premise

Road Trip

Themes

Grief & Loss Isolation Freedom & Oppression

Structure

Episodic Chapters

Tone

MelancholicContemplative

Shape

Protagonist

Solo LeadFemale Led

Pacing

Slow Burn

Dialogue

Sparse Quiet

Based on

Inspired By Real Events

2002
About Schmidt
Omaha · Denver — 2000s
Suburban · Ruraldir. Alexander Payne
1974
Badlands
South Dakota · Montana — 1950s
Rural · Wildernessdir. Terrence Malick
1982
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
California — 1980s
Suburbandir. Steven Spielberg
1940
The Grapes of Wrath
Oklahoma · California — 1930s
Ruraldir. John Ford
2018
The Rider
South Dakota — 2010s
Ruraldir. Chloé Zhao
2007
There Will Be Blood
California — 1900s · 1910s · 1920s
Ruraldir. Paul Thomas Anderson

Nomadland

The world of this film

Setting

Premise & themes

Shape

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