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Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Binding: DVD
Brand: Universal
EAN: 9781417070114
Format: AC-3, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
ISBN: 1417070110
Label: Universal Studios
Manufacturer: Universal Studios
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Universal Studios
Region Code: 1
Release Date: January 03, 2006
Running Time: 106 minutes
Sales Rank: 13171
Studio: Universal Studios
Theatrical Release Date: 2005
Editorial Review:
Product Description:
When a mysterious pink letter informs don johnston that he may have a 19 year old son he travels to the homes of 4 former lovers where he comes face-to-face with the errors of his past & possibilities of his future. Studio: Uni Dist Corp. (mca) Release Date: 09/04/2007 Starring: Bill Murray Frances Conroy Run time: 106 minutes Rating: R
Amazon.com:
Bill 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 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
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating: - Solid
Bill Murray is the closest thing to a modern Charlie Chaplin, not in being a filmmaker, but in creating an onscreen persona. His `dour schlemiel' is every bit as iconic as Chaplin's tramp. He has played the same basic character in films from Groundhog Day to Lost In Translation to his latest incarnation in Jim Jarmusch's latest film Broken Flowers. This film is one of those works of art that should be filed under `nice attempt', but is ultimately a failure. And it fails for the simplest of reasons ... Read More
Rating: - Broken Flowers
The start of it was boring and it is depressing to watch for those who just broke up with their mates.
Rating:  - Beautiful.
I am a big fan of Jarmusch and Bill Murray and when the two come together we see a great character named Don Johnston come to the screen. When auteur Jarmusch focuses on an actor he tends to give them the freedom they need to really bring a character to life. Like all of Jarmusch's films this one is filled with "in-between" moments, an obsession that Jarmusch has had and made obvious in other works such as Coffee and Cigarettes and Night on Earth, the moment that most film makers would cut away from ... Read More
Rating: - Interesting Character study
I can't decide whether Murray's performance is effortless or lazy. I kept looking for this "Don Juan" to show up and I just didn't see what made him such a lady's man. I found his neighbor Winston interesting. I thought his love for mysteries endearing, plus, he seemed to know Don better than he knew himself. As much as I found the subject matter interesting, the pacing can try the average viewer. It was just a bit too slow for my taste and I really don't care for open endings like this. But there ... Read More
Rating: - Not your typical comedy
I'm a fan of Jim Jarmusch's simplistic, real life shooting style. And that's what this is. If I be so bold as to call it "real life comedy". There's no over the top scenarios in the Hollywood sense. The story is a little bleak, yet for some reason it appeals to me. Think "Lost in Translation". Bill Murray is a master at being depressed yet still making you smile. This movie is also accompanied by a great soundtrack.
No, this movie isn't hilarious but it's a great movie with many different ... Read More
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