Traveling Light (2022 film)

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Traveling Light
Traveling Light (2022) poster.jpg
Release poster
Directed by Bernard Rose
Written byBernard Rose
Produced byBernard Rose
Starring Danny Huston
Tony Todd
Stephen Dorff
Olivia d'Abo
CinematographyBernard Rose Rousselot
Edited byMisha Aranyshev
Music byIvo Dimchev
Ruby Rose
Distributed by Xenon Pictures
Release dates
  • August 19, 2022 (2022-08-19)(New York City and Seattle)
Running time
90 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Traveling Light is a 2022 American drama film written and directed by Bernard Rose and starring Danny Huston, Tony Todd, Stephen Dorff and Olivia d'Abo. [1]

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Cast

Release

The film was released on August 19, 2022 in New York City and Seattle. [1]

Reception

The film has a 60% rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on five reviews. [2]

Rene Rodriguez of Variety gave the film a negative review, calling it "an experimental attempt at social commentary that fails to provide any insight, emotion or even entertainment of the most basic kind." [1]

Annie Flores of The Austin Chronicle awarded the film three and a half stars out of five and wrote, "The film successfully evokes all the hair-raising tension of a time not too far behind us, and creates a commentary on class, race, and societal values that continue to resonate nearly three years on." [3]

Bilge Ebiri of Vulture gave the film a positive review and wrote that it "continues Rose’s ongoing efforts to create haunting miniatures about life in Los Angeles with a classical twist." [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Rodriguez, Rene (August 19, 2022). "'Traveling Light' Review: Stuck in Close Quarters, Staving Off COVID and Boredom". Variety. Retrieved February 16, 2023.
  2. "Traveling Light". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved February 16, 2023.
  3. Flores, Annie (October 14, 2022). "Traveling Light". The Austin Chronicle. Retrieved February 19, 2023.
  4. Ebiri, Bilge (August 19, 2022). "Traveling Light Is a Dreamy, Harrowing Flashback to Our First COVID Summer". Vulture. Retrieved February 19, 2023.