Based on Jonathan Raymond's short story and featuring a soundtrack from Yo La Tengo. Chronicles a short camping trip by two old friends to quasi-mystical oasis, the the Bagby Hot Springs, in Oregon's lush Cascade Mountains. The actors in this Cain-Abel story are Kurt(cult musician Will Oldham), a post-hippie with never-present promise; and Mark (Daniel London), the father-to-be, intent on putting the Kurt part of his life behind him, but also silently nostalgic for a more carefree, radical past.
A gorgous nature film. Old Joy is sensatory and full of room for interpretation.
