Broken Flowers
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Friday, June 9 @ 8 pm Coffee and conversation immediately following the film |
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Bill Murray stars in the comedic story of an aging womanizer who hits the road on a revealing and humorous cross-country journey. When a mysterious pink letter informs Don Johnston (Murray) that he may have a 19-year-old son, he visits four former lovers, where he comes face to face with the errors of his past and the possibilities of the future. "Broken Flowers" co-stars Sharon Stone, Jessica Lange, Tilda Swinton, Frances Conroy, and Jeffrey Wright. This 2005 film is by acclaimed director/writer Jim Jarmusch ("Stranger than Paradise" and "Dead Man"). Jarmusch is not a mainstream director, and he has never pretended to be. Some in the indie world regard him as a pioneer and a demi-god. The French especially love him. This may be his most accessible film to date. It has enough heart and humor to reach those who don't always appreciate art films, and Bill Murray's star power. AWARDS Won the Grand Prize of the Jury at Cannes International Film Festival; won Audience Award at the Cambridge Film Festival; nominated for Best Supporting Actor by the Independent Film Awards; nominated for Best Foreign Film by the British Independent Film Awards, and many others.
REVIEWS Murray has the uncanny ability to invite us into his performance, into his stillness and sadness. I don't know how he does it ... Bill Murray in one of his best performances. -- Roger Ebert, “Chicago Sun Times” (Ebert gives this film 4 stars!) "This is a remarkable film ... "Broken Flowers" is Jarmusch's most conventionally entertaining film, but it's still visually rigorous, swimming in pregnant silences, and un-filled-in in a way that's tantalizing.” -- David Edelstein, "Slate" Broken Flowers" may be too low-key for laugh junkies, but Jarmusch fills his sharply observed comedy with wonderful mischief. -- Peter Travers, “Rolling Stone” “Broken Flowers" is certainly beautiful, as lilting and seductive as the music, by the Ethiopian jazz artist Mulatu Astatke, that accompanies Don on his trip. Mr. Jarmusch's frames are full of odd, lovely details, and he has a rigorous visual wit reminiscent of classic cartoons and silent comedies. -- A.O. Scott, “The New York Times” |