Old Joy
Old Joy is a 2006 American road movie written and directed by Kelly Reichardt and based on a short story by Jonathan Raymond. The original soundtrack for the film is by Yo La Tengo and included on the compilation soundtrack album They Shoot, We Score.
Plot
Mark is a former hippie who has settled down in Portland, Oregon and is expecting a child with his wife Tania. His old friend Kurt, who has not seen Mark in some years, calls Mark to invite him on an overnight camping trip to Bagby Hot Springs in the Cascades. Unlike Mark, Kurt still lives a hand-to-mouth hippie lifestyle, crashing on couches and spending much of his time at meditation retreats. When Mark accepts Kurt’s invitation, Tania reacts passive-aggressively. Mark invites Tania, but she declines.
Cast
More details
| author | Jon Raymond |
|---|---|
| contentLocation | Oregon |
| director | Kelly Reichardt |
| editor | Kelly Reichardt |
| genre | drama |
| keywords | abandon air america bagby hot springs camping trip cascade cascade range drink expect hippie lifestyle hot spring morning mystical experience nothing old friend pellet gun portland oregon record store shoot spring wander |
| musicBy | Yo La Tengo |
| producer | Anish Savjani Jay Van Hoy Lars Knudsen Neil Kopp |
| productionCompany | Film Science Van Hoy/Knudsen Productions Washington Square Films |
| publisher | Kino Lorber |
| theme | independent road movie |