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A small group of settlers travelling across the Oregon High Desert in 1845 suspect that their guide, Stephen Meek, may not know the area well enough to plot a safe and certain route. A journey that was supposed to take two weeks, via what became known as the Meek Cutoff, stretches into five.
May 11, 2011 · The bonnets in "Meek's Cutoff" bury faces deep in shadow, are hard to see into and must create tunnel vision. They not only protect women, but limit them. The men are also hidden; Meek's biblical beard and the deep shadow of his hat make him concealed and enigmatic.
Apr 15, 2011 · Meek's Cutoff: Directed by Kelly Reichardt. With Michelle Williams, Bruce Greenwood, Will Patton, Zoe Kazan. Settlers traveling through the Oregon desert in 1845 find themselves stranded in harsh conditions.
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- Adventure, Drama, Thriller
- Kelly Reichardt
- 2011-04-15
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Apr 8, 2011 · Moving at a contemplative speed unseen in most westerns, Meek's Cutoff is an effective, intense journey of terror and survival in the untamed frontier.
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- Kelly Reichardt
- PG
- Michelle Williams
Apr 14, 2011 · Meek’s Cutoff review – gaunt, mysterious, and appearing to come from another age. Michelle Williams stars in a bleak, enigmatic and masterful western about families on the Oregon trail. Peter...
Apr 7, 2011 · Directed by Kelly Reichardt. Drama, Western. PG. 1h 44m. By A.O. Scott. April 7, 2011. The first thing you see in “Meek’s Cutoff,” after a hand-scrawled title card placing the action in the...
Settlers traveling through the Oregon desert in 1845 find themselves stranded in harsh conditions. The year is 1845, the earliest days of the Oregon Trail, and a wagon team of three families has hired the mountain man Stephen Meek to guide them over the Cascade Mountains.
