Anthony Rotell, Barbara Loden, Dorothy Shupenes
A coal country wife gets divorced in curlers and then blunders her way into a partnership with a petty crook who re-vamps her wardrobe--but then a bank job gets sour.
DVD Release Date: August 15, 2006
Stats: 29 reviews
This film is like La Strada mixed with Bonnie and Clyde without the romanticism of neither. It's quite admirable that there is no effort to dramatize any of the actions or characters. Yet the characters are fascinating because of how naturally the film flows without any contrivan...( read more)
This movie proves that just because it's independent doesn't mean it's good didn't just apply to the 90's. This movie is just God Awful. Barbara Loden should have let her husband (Kazan for Christ's sake) take a crack at this. I put this on the que because it was described as som...( read more)
The great Elia Kazan had a talented wife who made one movie. This masterpiece. Not only does it equal her husband's legendary work, it pushes the frontier of reality to a level Kazan only hinted at. Wanda is an astonishing character study that is one of cinema's best kept secrets...( read more)
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