Broken Flowers
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An introverted man receives an anonymous letter from an ex-lover informing him that he has a son who may be looking for him. A freelance sleuth neighbor motivates the man to embark on a cross-country search for his past flames, seeking answers.
What critics thought
Broken Flowers earned strong notices for the way Bill Murray and Jim Jarmusch's sensibilities lock together — Murray's deadpan passivity becomes something richer and more melancholy than his usual comic detachment, and Jarmusch's minimalism finds unexpected emotional warmth. Critics widely praised the film's unhurried, bittersweet tone and its unusually forgiving portrait of a man reckoning with a life half-lived, though those expecting conventional plot payoffs sometimes found the deliberate ambiguity frustrating.
“Murray is at a point in his career when his self-effacement has achieved high comic art, and he collaborates with Jarmusch at a point in his career when he's trying to be something more than hipster-serene. Both succeed, by committing to the notion that a yearning to be reborn within a hopeless, brittle soul is worthy of drama—as well as a deeper, gentler humor.”
Ken Tucker·New York
“Jarmusch's most enjoyable, accessible work for some time, perhaps his most emotionally generous film - like Cronenberg, he has made a bold venture into the mainstream with a movie that creates a gentle cloud of happiness.”
Peter Bradshaw·The Guardian
Parents guide
- Violence
- mild
- Sex
- moderate
- Profanity
- mild
- Substances
- mild
- Intensity
- none
Genres
Comedy, Drama, Mystery, Romance
Cast & Crew
Jim JarmuschDirector
Bill MurrayDon Johnston
Sharon StoneLaura
Jessica LangeCarmen
Tilda SwintonPenny
Frances ConroyDora
Alexis DzienaLolita
Chloë SevignyCarmen's Assistant
Christopher McDonaldRon
Julie DelpySherry
Jeffrey WrightWinston
Heather SimmsMona
Chris BauerDan
Mulatu AstatkeComposer
Frederick ElmesCinematographyFrom the studio
Broken Flowers
An introverted man receives an anonymous letter from an ex-lover informing him that he has a son who may be looking for him. A freelance sleuth neighbor motivates the man to embark on a cross-country search for his past flames, seeking answers.
What critics thought
Broken Flowers earned strong notices for the way Bill Murray and Jim Jarmusch's sensibilities lock together — Murray's deadpan passivity becomes something richer and more melancholy than his usual comic detachment, and Jarmusch's minimalism finds unexpected emotional warmth. Critics widely praised the film's unhurried, bittersweet tone and its unusually forgiving portrait of a man reckoning with a life half-lived, though those expecting conventional plot payoffs sometimes found the deliberate ambiguity frustrating.
“Murray is at a point in his career when his self-effacement has achieved high comic art, and he collaborates with Jarmusch at a point in his career when he's trying to be something more than hipster-serene. Both succeed, by committing to the notion that a yearning to be reborn within a hopeless, brittle soul is worthy of drama—as well as a deeper, gentler humor.”
Ken Tucker·New York
“Jarmusch's most enjoyable, accessible work for some time, perhaps his most emotionally generous film - like Cronenberg, he has made a bold venture into the mainstream with a movie that creates a gentle cloud of happiness.”
Peter Bradshaw·The Guardian
Parents guide
- Violence
- mild
- Sex
- moderate
- Profanity
- mild
- Substances
- mild
- Intensity
- none
Genres
Comedy, Drama, Mystery, Romance
Cast & Crew
Jim JarmuschDirectorBill MurrayDon JohnstonSharon StoneLauraJessica LangeCarmenTilda SwintonPennyFrances ConroyDoraAlexis DzienaLolitaChloë SevignyCarmen's AssistantChristopher McDonaldRonJulie DelpySherryJeffrey WrightWinstonHeather SimmsMonaChris BauerDanMulatu AstatkeComposerFrederick ElmesCinematographyFrom the studio
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