It’s as if Brady Jandreau has stepped off the big screen to have a chat. In his Stetson, jeans and cowboy boots and addressing Flickering Myth’s Freda Cooper as “ma’am”, he’s the epitome of the West and the subject of the film, The Rider, which is released in the UK this Friday. He’s not an […]
Movie Review – The Rider (2018)
The Rider, 2018. Written and Directed by Chloe Zhao. Starring Brady Jandreau, Tim Jandreau, Lilly Jandreau, Lane Scott, Terri Dawn Pourier, Tanner Langdeau, James Calhoon, Cat Clifford, and Derrick Janis. SYNOPSIS: After suffering a near fatal head injury, a young cowboy undertakes a search for new identity and what it means to be a man […]
70th Cannes Film Festival Interview – The Rider Director Chloe Zhao
Sara Hemrajani chats with The Rider director Chloe Zhao… Beijing-born filmmaker Chloe Zhao returns to the Directors’ Fortnight (La Quinzaine des Réalisateurs) at Cannes with The Rider, a soulful and intimate portrait of a young South Dakota cowboy struggling to let go of his rodeo champion past after suffering a major head injury. Based on […]
