Spuren (2013)

Spuren: Directed by John Curran. With Lily Pearl, Mia Wasikowska, Philip Dodd, Fiona Press. A young woman goes on a 1,700-mile trek across the deserts of West Australia with four camels and her faithful dog.

“I had been very excited about this movie after seeing the trailer. The story is exhilarating and after watching movies like u0026quot;Into the Wildu0026quot; and u0026quot;127 Hours,u0026quot; I was waiting to see what was in store. As I sat down in my seat to see this at the San Francisco Film Festival I decided to erase all anticipation of the movie and just sit. The lights dimmed down, the audience shuffled into comfortable positions, and then began the movie. Almost two hours passed, and the filmu0026#39;s credits began. The audience sat in their seats, myself included. We were mesmerized by John Curranu0026#39;s adaptation, Mia Wasikowskau0026#39;s tremendous performance, and Mandy Walkeru0026#39;s impeccably/beautifully captured imagery. What stood out to me the most, though, was the perspectives of isolation and companionship. Marion Nelson did a fantastic job at taking the elements of the autobiography that gave us those perspectives, and as we watched Mia struggle through the desert with her four camels, dog, and occasionally the photographer (played by a genuine Adam Driver), we all began to understand her points of views in life as well as ourselves. So much motif was done with the desert, which I have to applaud John Curran for doing. I will be seeing this film again when it is released, and I hope you will too!”