Wendy And Lucy and Ruby In Paradise

I finally watched the film, Wendy and Lucy last night. I really liked it a lot. This is another film by Kelly Riechardt, who also wrote and directed, Old Joy in 2006. Wendy and Lucy was filmed in a very small town in the Pacific Northwest and stars Michelle Williams as Wendy and a loyal and friendly yellow dog who plays her best friend, Lucy. The film is slow and quiet and the scenery is incredibly pretty to look at. It actually reminded me a lot of this beautiful film I had seen many years ago called, Ruby in Paradise.
Ruby in Paradise (1993) was written and directed by, Victor Nunez and filmed mainly in Panama City, Florida and starred Ashley Judd in one of her first film roles. Judd plays a young woman who is living under bad circumstances in her home town in Tennessee. After her Mother's death, she decides to take off on her own and head to a resort town in Florida. Like Wendy and Lucy, Ruby In Paradise is introspective and melencholy and somehow very "real" and beautiful to watch. I highly suggest both of these films!