Joel Edgerton brings a quiet soulfulness to "Train Dreams" that perfectly complements director Clint Bentley's meditative portrait of an unassuming logger making his way through early 20th century America, and beyond.

Edgerton plays Robert Grainier, an orphan raised in Bonners Ferry, Idaho, who works to help build the railroads that will connect the country. He's not really one for words, but he's always taking in the beauty around him, as is cinematographer Adolpho Veloso, who shoots up at the giant redwoods like a child admiring their imposing stature for the very first time.

Robert finds love with Gladys (Felicity Jones), and they are quickly married and start a family as they settle into a home together. But Robert's work takes him away for long stretches at a time, and he's constant

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