Train Dreams,” a lyrical drama about a logger whose work developing America’s railroad keeps him laboring in isolation, has sold to Netflix. The film earned rave reviews after debuting at this year’s Sundance Film Festival,

Clint Bentley's 'Train Dreams' stars Joel Edgerton as a cursed Pacific Northwest logger, adapted from a Denis Johnson novella.

Clint Bentley’s latest film, "Train Dreams," is a deeply felt, must-see historical drama starring Joel Edgerton

In the second known deal of a slow Sundance on the acquisitions front, Netflix has picked up the drama Train Dreams starring Joel Edgerton and Felicity Jones. Clint Bentley directed the Premieres entry and co-wrote with Greg Kwedar, the director of Sing Sing, which Bentley co-wrote and produced.

Clint Bentley translates Denis Johnson’s novella into a meditative study of America’s Puritan work ethic, starring Joel Edgerton and Felicity Jones.

Train Dreams requires patience. It’s a slow, meandering yet intimate exploration of the American West in the early the 20th century. Drawing inspiration from the likes of Terren