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　　What is the next Kelly Reichardt movie? Kelly Reichardt’s most recent movie is the art-heist film The Mastermind. It premiered in May 2025 at the Cannes film festival and will receive a wider theatrical release on October 17, 2025.

　　What is unique about Kelly Reichardt’s filmmaking style? Kelly Reichardt’s films are known for their slow pace, naturalistic style, and long-held compositions. They often focus on subtle human emotions and relationships, and most of them are set in the Pacific Northwest.

　　The sound of water trickling in a Pacific Northwest rainforest. World news intruding on a person’s inner thoughts through a car radio. A dog amiably trotting next to a solitary person walking. Sustained moments of silence in a conversation between people attempting to make themselves understood. A freight train trundling heavy industrial loads through a small-town American landscape. A close-up of a woman trying—and failing—to conceal her desperation or longing from showing on her face. These are a few of the recurring images, sounds, and themes in the charged, contemplative films of American director Kelly Reichardt. Since making her feature ...(100 of 1283 words)

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