Wouldn't it be fantastic if 84-year old June Squibb won an award for Nebraska? One of the best films I've seen for a while, this road movie, of sorts, is beautifully shot in black and white and directed by Alexander Payne (Sideways, About Schmidt). Squibb plays Kate Grant the foul-mouthed wife of Woody (Bruce Dern) an old drunk, who's losing his marbles and believes he's the lucky recipient of a million dollar prize from one of those direct-mail advertising flyers. 'I never even knew the son-of-a-bitch wanted to be a millionaire,' Kate declares on finding out about the scam prize, 'He should have thought about that years ago and worked for it!' And there's an hilarious graveyard scene, where all Woody's dead female relatives are summed up as 'sluts' and 'whores', after which Kate flashes her nether regions at the gravestone of a one-time, would-be suitor and exclaims, 'You see this? You could have had all this to yourself and look what you missed out on!'
Brilliant.
This one's on my short list!
ReplyDeleteI think I saw a trailer for this, and I'd forgotten about it. Thanks for the reminder! I need to see it because I, my siblings, my parents, their siblings, two grandparents, and almost all my cousins were born in Nebraska!
ReplyDeleteOooohh, thanks for sharing, sounds great. Off to do a Google! Xx
ReplyDeleteAn excellent film - really enjoyed it!
ReplyDeleteSounds fantastic - must find it ...
ReplyDeleteI had to see this, as I was born and raised in Nebraska. My husband and I had the cinema to ourselves (Leith doesn't know about Nebraska) which added a strange edge to the film. I thought June Squibb was wonderful, and am pleased that Bruce Dern has been nominated for the Oscar.
ReplyDeleteI had to see this, as I was born and raised in Nebraska. My husband and I had the cinema to ourselves (Leith doesn't know about Nebraska) which added a strange edge to the film. I thought June Squibb was wonderful, and am pleased that Bruce Dern has been nominated for the Oscar.
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