A Love Song is an indie drama about Faye(Dale Dicky) who is waiting at a campsite near the Rocky Mountains for her childhood friend Lito(Wes Studi).
Dicky has always been one of the best actor's of her generation but for the most part has been somewhat confined by "character" roles. Here she is onscreen virtually the entire run time, she's the lead, and she gives an incredibly real, soulful, nuanced, precise performance. As small and quiet(and moving) as the film is Dicky seems to expand, unfold, in a cosmic kind of way. Frances McDormand in Nomadland wishes she could convey 1/10 of what Dicky's doing here. Studi as well, a veteran and incredible "character" actor is given a realism and a scope to truly soar in this reserved but complex and deeply effecting piece. The supporting cast is limited but delicious and taken together it is so assured, so clear, so beautiful.
Shot on what appears to be grainy film stock(16mm maybe?) along with Faye's camper decor and the beautiful sweeping panoramic views there's an out-of-time quality that's really magical. The soundtrack is gorgeous with almost(or all) of it being diegetic- from Faye's trusty radio- and there's an incredible song from Dicky and Studi, easily one of the best scenes of the year. It's all simple but so so rich.
Small but powerful, life at it's most potent and pure.
Currently in theaters, coming soon to VOD.
Don't Miss It.
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