Broken Flowers Movie Review 2005

Quirky, if forlorn, comedy from Jarmusch. Murray does minimalism in his portrayal of confirmed, middle-aged bachelor Don Johnston whose orderly life becomes disarrayed when he learns he fathered a son from a long-ago liaison. Only there are four potential moms (a fifth has died), so Don reluctantly goes on a road trip to re-acquaint himself with Laura (Stone), Dora (Conroy), Carmen (Lange), and Penny (Swinton). His welcome varies--not much really happens--and Murray is more Don Quixote (with Wright as his stay-at-home Sancho Panza) than Don Juan.

Distribution

Universal Studios Home Video, 100 Universal City Plz., Universal City, CA 91608-9955, Phone: (818)777-1000, Fax: (818)866-1483, URL: http://www.universalstudios.com, Remarks: Does not handle retail queries from consumers; contact your local video distributor.

Available on DVD
Running time 105 minutes.
Originally from French, United States.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Only the Lonely, Comedy Drama, Road Trip, Midlife Crisis, Sex & Sexuality

Screenplay

Jim Jarmusch

Cast

Bill Murray, Jeffrey Wright, Sharon Stone, Frances Conroy, Jessica Lange, Tilda Swinton, Julie Delpy, Mark Webber, Chloe Sevigny, Christopher McDonald, Alexis Dziena, Larry Fessenden, Chris Bauer, Pell James, Heather Alicia Simms, Brea Frazier

Cinematography

Frederick Elmes

Director

Jim Jarmusch

Other

Drew Kunin, Jay Rabinowitz, Sarah Frank, John Dunn, Mark Friedberg

Producer

Jon Kilik, Stacey Smith, Five Roses, Focus Features