Gladstone follows up her high profile role in a Scorsese Oscar bait film with this powerful, quieter, and in my opinion far more satisfying picture about a woman searching for her missing sister and caring for her niece. She once again gives a towering, subtle performance that is filled with sustained yet understated strength and pathos.
Fancy Dance tells a fairly straight forward story but manages to pack into it so much of a female indigenous experience, all so naturally a part of the narrative. The story feels authentic while also being very engaging and cinematic. Tremblay, whose work has focused on documentaries before this, shows a true talent for narrative storytelling. She keeps her film making tight yet richly drawn.
Fancy Dance builds to a very natural yet emotionally full ending, one which Tremblay very deftly handles with grace. The film will sit with you after the credit role, as will Gladstone's performance.
Fancy Dance
Starring: Lily Gladstone, Isabel DeRoy-Olson, Ryan Begay, Crystle Lightning, Audrey Wasilewski, Shea Whigham
Director: Erica Tremblay
Writers: Miciana Alise, Erica Tremblay
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