The Melbourne Cinémathèque & ACMI present
Wanda
When
Wed 18 Feb 2026
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Loden’s first and only feature as writer/director – she also stars as the title character – is a bracing portrait of alienated working-class womanhood. Shot on location in Pennsylvania and Connecticut with a crew of around seven people, the film’s realist and partially improvised style was acclaimed upon release, winning the International Critics’ Prize at the Venice Film Festival.
Loden’s uncompromising portrayal of a woman down and out was inspired by her own feelings of aimlessness, and is now considered a key work of American independent cinema, feminist filmmaking and the 1970s road movie.
35mm restored print courtesy of the UCLA Film & Television Archive. Restoration funding provided by The Film Foundation and GUCCI.
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