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Certain Women
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- #001
Reichardt explained that one of her reasons for choosing to shoot the film was that snow appears "flat" in other formats. Interestingly, when she began filming there was little or no snow in Montana.
- #002
The film is dedicated to Lucy, Reichardt's dog and the star of her two previous films: Old Joy (2006) and Wendy and Lucy (2008).
- #003
Maile Meloy was unaware of Kelly Reichardt's intention to change the gender of the ranch owner until she saw a screening. She said she loved how Reichardt changed the story.
- #004
In adapting Meloy's short story "Travis B." for the screen, Kelly Reichardt changed the male character "Chet" into the female character "Jamie."
- #005
Ultimately, the chance to work with Kelly Reichardt was what drew Kristen Stewart to the film, as she was a big fan of Reichardt's work.
- #006
"Certain Women" is the first Kelly Reichardt-directed film to reach $1 million at the box office.
- #007
This film marks the third collaboration between Michelle Williams and Kelly Reichardt. The previous ones were Wendy and Lucy (2008) and Meek's Cutoff (2010).
- #008
Cahiers du Cinéma selected "Certain Women" as one of the ten best films of 2017.
- #009
The film's cast includes one Oscar winner, Laura Dern, and three Oscar nominees: Michelle Williams, Kristen Stewart and Lily Gladstone.
- #010
This film is part of the Criterion Collection as spine number 893.
- #011
James Le Gros had previously shared the lead in Reichardt's Night Moves (2013).
- #012
Kristen Stewart and James Le Gros starred together in Catch That Kid (2004).
- #013
Jared Harris and Michelle Williams had previously appeared together in Perfume (2001).
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