- Oscar for Best Original Screenplay
- A Conversation with Bill Murray and Sofia Coppola
- "Lost" on Location: Behind the Scenes Documentary
- "City Girl" Music Video by Kevin Shields
- Extended and Deleted Scenes and More
Bill Murray (Lost in Translation) stars in the comedic story of an aging Don Juan 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. From acclaimed director Jim Jarmusch and co-starring Sharon Stone, Frances Conroy, Jessica Lange, Tilda Swinton, and Jeffrey Wright, Broken Flowers is the highly original comedy that Peter Travers of Rolling Stone says is "filled with wonderful mischief" and "brings out the best in Bil! l Murray." Starring: Bill Murray, Sharon Stone, Jessica Lange, Jeffrey Wright, Tilda Swinton, Frances Conroy, Julie Delpy, Mark Webber, Chloe Sevigny, Christopher McDonald, Alexis Dziena Directed by: Jim JarmuschBill Murray gives yet another simple, seemingly effortless, yet illuminating performance in Jim Jarmusch's
Broken Flowers. Don Johnston (Murray,
Lost in Translation,
Rushmore) receives an anonymous letter telling him that he has a 19 year old son who's looking for him. Don only decides to investigate at the prompting of his neighbor Winston (the indispensable Jeffrey Wright,
Shaft,
Basquiat), who not only tracks down the current addresses of the possible mothers, he plans Don's entire trip down to the rental cars. Almost against his will, Don finds himself knocking at the doors of four very different women (Sharon Stone,
The Quick and the Dead; Frances Conroy,
Six Feet Under; Jessica Lange,
Sweet Dreams; and T! ilda Swinton,
The Deep End) who were once his lovers. P! art road movie, part detective story, part existential meditation,
Broken Flowers is even more minimalist than most Jarmusch movies (
Stranger Than Paradise,
Dead Man,
Mystery Train)--anyone looking for an easy resolution should look elsewhere. But for anyone willing to let a movie be a poem as much as a story--i.e., let it observe behavior without explaining it--
Broken Flowers will offer a wealth of mysteries, gestures, and Bill Murray's soulful eyes. It's a movie that's wonderfully eloquent about what's not being said.
--Bret FetzerBill Murray gives yet another simple, seemingly effortless, yet illuminating performance in Jim Jarmusch's "Broken Flowers". Don Johnston (Murray, "Lost in Translation", "Rushmore") receives an anonymous letter telling him that he has a 19 year old son who's looking for him. Don only decides to investigate at the prompting of his neighbor Winston (the indispensable Jeffrey Wright, "Shaft", "Basquiat"), who not on! ly tracks down the current addresses of the possible mothers, he plans Don's entire trip down to the rental cars. Almost against his will, Don finds himself knocking at the doors of four very different women (Sharon Stone, "The Quick and the Dead"; Frances Conroy, "Six Feet Under"; Jessica Lange, "Sweet Dreams"; and Tilda Swinton, "The Deep End") who were once his lovers. Part road movie, part detective story, part existential meditation, "Broken Flowers" is even more minimalist than most Jarmusch movies ("Stranger Than Paradise", "Dead Man", "Mystery Train")--anyone looking for an easy resolution should look elsewhere. But for anyone willing to let a movie be a poem as much as a story--i.e., let it observe behavior without explaining it--"Broken Flowers" will offer a wealth of mysteries, gestures, and Bill Murray's soulful eyes. It's a movie that's wonderfully eloquent about what's not being said. "--Bret Fetzer"Bill Murray gives yet another simple, seemingly effortless, y! et illuminating performance in Jim Jarmusch's
Broken Flower! s. D on Johnston (Murray,
Lost in Translation,
Rushmore) receives an anonymous letter telling him that he has a 19 year old son who's looking for him. Don only decides to investigate at the prompting of his neighbor Winston (the indispensable Jeffrey Wright,
Shaft,
Basquiat), who not only tracks down the current addresses of the possible mothers, he plans Don's entire trip down to the rental cars. Almost against his will, Don finds himself knocking at the doors of four very different women (Sharon Stone,
The Quick and the Dead; Frances Conroy,
Six Feet Under; Jessica Lange,
Sweet Dreams; and Tilda Swinton,
The Deep End) who were once his lovers. Part road movie, part detective story, part existential meditation,
Broken Flowers is even more minimalist than most Jarmusch movies (
Stranger Than Paradise,
Dead Man,
Mystery Train)--anyone looking for an easy resolution should look elsewhere. But for any! one willing to let a movie be a poem as much as a story--i.e., let it observe behavior without explaining it--
Broken Flowers will offer a wealth of mysteries, gestures, and Bill Murray's soulful eyes. It's a movie that's wonderfully eloquent about what's not being said.
--Bret FetzerUniversal, Studios, Region 2 PAL 2005 106 minsBill Murray gives yet another simple, seemingly effortless, yet illuminating performance in Jim Jarmusch's
Broken Flowers. Don Johnston (Murray,
Lost in Translation,
Rushmore) receives an anonymous letter telling him that he has a 19 year old son who's looking for him. Don only decides to investigate at the prompting of his neighbor Winston (the indispensable Jeffrey Wright,
Shaft,
Basquiat), who not only tracks down the current addresses of the possible mothers, he plans Don's entire trip down to the rental cars. Almost against his will, Don finds himself knocking at the doors of four very different w! omen (Sharon Stone,
The Quick and the Dead; Frances Con! roy,
Six Feet Under; Jessica Lange,
Sweet Dreams; and Tilda Swinton,
The Deep End) who were once his lovers. Part road movie, part detective story, part existential meditation,
Broken Flowers is even more minimalist than most Jarmusch movies (
Stranger Than Paradise,
Dead Man,
Mystery Train)--anyone looking for an easy resolution should look elsewhere. But for anyone willing to let a movie be a poem as much as a story--i.e., let it observe behavior without explaining it--
Broken Flowers will offer a wealth of mysteries, gestures, and Bill Murray's soulful eyes. It's a movie that's wonderfully eloquent about what's not being said.
--Bret Fetzer5,000 MILES FROM HOME, BOB HARRIS IS FACING A MID-LIFE CRISIS,WHEN THESE TWO LONELY AMERICANS CROSS PATHS IN A TOKYO BAR, THEIR CHANCE ENCOUNTER SPARKS A SERIES OF HILARIOUS ADVENTURES, CREATING AN UNEXPECTED CONNECTION THAT MIGHT NOT LAST, BUT WILL STAY WITH THEM FOREVERLike a good d! ream, Sofia Coppola's
Lost in Translation envelops you with an aura of fantastic light, moody sound, head-turning love, and a feeling of déjà vu, even though you've probably never been to this neon-fused version of Tokyo. Certainly Bob Harris has not. The 50-ish actor has signed on for big money shooting whiskey ads instead of doing something good for his career or his long-distance family. Jetlagged, helplessly lost with his Japanese-speaking director, and out of sync with the metropolis, Harris (Bill Murray, never better) befriends the married but lovelorn 25-year-old Charlotte (played with heaps of poise by 18-year-old Scarlett Johansson). Even before her photographer husband all but abandons her, she is adrift like Harris but in a total entrapment of youth. How Charlotte and Bill discover they are soul mates will be cherished for years to come. Written and directed by Coppola (
The Virgin Suicides), the film is far more atmospheric than plot-driven: we wh! iz through Tokyo parties, karaoke bars, and odd nightlife, alw! ays endi ng up in the impossibly posh hotel where the two are staying. The wisps of bittersweet loneliness of Bill and Charlotte are handled smartly and romantically, but unlike modern studio films, this isn't a May-November fling film. Surely and steadily, the film ends on a much-talked-about grace note, which may burn some, yet awards film lovers who "always had Paris" with another cinematic destination of the heart.
--Doug Thomas
