‘I Don’t Want to Spend My Life Chasing Financing’: Locarno Honoree Kelly Reichardt Doesn’t Have to Prove Herself Anymore
variety.comMarta Balaga There has been an outpouring of love for Kelly Reichardt as of late, with the “Showing Up” helmer awarded a Carrosse d’Or at Cannes – only the fourth woman to be honored this way – and now a Pardo d’Onore Manor at Locarno.But it hasn’t always been smooth sailing for the U.S.
director, described by the Swiss festival as a “committed, political and independent auteur.”“Things have gotten easier over time,” Reichardt tells Variety ahead of the event, looking back on her 28-year career.“I have done a lot of work in the last two decades and I work in a similar kind of mode and budget size.
People are familiar with my producers and know them to be very reliable people. I’m not having to prove myself at every outing.” Since her 1994 debut, “River of Grass,” Reichardt has been celebrated for intimate, simple stories.
A practical choice as well as an artistic one, it turns out.“I try to be realistic when thinking about what we are going to do.
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