Lucky

Directed by
2017

Having outlived and outsmoked all his contemporaries who inhabited his off-the-map desert town, the fiercely independent Lucky, a 90-year-old atheist, finds himself at the precipice of life, thrust into a journey of self-exploration, leading towards the so-often unattainable enlightenment. (Festival information)

An hommage to Harry Dean Stanton, one of our greatest character actors, «Lucky» winsomely explores the meaning of life, given the immanence of death. Directed by an accomplished actor and starring David Lynch in a memorable supporting role, the movie is set in a small desert town. Played by the 91-year-old Stanton, Lucky, though angry, fearful and alone, comes to accept the love of others and finally to find in his life an underlying spirituality. 

Festivals

At the 70th Festival Locarno the awards have been decided. The Ecumenical Jury awarded its Prize to the American competition entry "Lucky" by John Carroll Lynch.

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