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Broken Flowers [DVD] [2005]
enlarge	Director: Jim Jarmusch Actors: Bill Murray, Jeffrey Wright, Sharon Stone, Tilda Swinton, Julie Delpy Studio: Momentum Pictures Category: DVD List Price: ~~£15.99~~ Buy Used: £0.74 as of 21/11/2009 12:21 GMT details You Save: £15.25 (95%) New (21) Used (42) Collectible (1) from £0.74 Seller: sprend2006 Rating: 35 reviews Sales Rank: 15106 Format: PAL, Widescreen Languages: English (Subtitles For The Hearing Impaired), English (Original Language) Rating: Suitable for 15 years and over Region: 2 Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1 Number Of Discs: 1 Running Time: 101 Minutes Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2 Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6 EAN: 5060116720013 ASIN: B000CR6X52 Theatrical Release Date: 2005 Release Date: March 20, 2006 Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days


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Editorial Reviews: Amazon.co.uk Review Don Johnston is an empty man. He's not short of money, thanks to his considerable success with computers, but he is short of emotion, and very much alone. Yet as the latest woman in his life exits stage left, he receives a mysterious note. In it, he learns of a son he never knew he had, with no clues whatsoever to his identity. And so begins IBroken Flowers/I. P Primarily a road movie, it follows Johnston as he tracks back over his past romances and flings, in an attempt to find out who mothered his child, and ultimately, to meet his son. It's not a task he's too keen on, and one primarily undertaken at the urging of his next door neighbour. Yet it does make for a compelling film, anchored by yet another superb performance from Bill Murray, as Johnston. P The equal of his work in ILost In Translation/I, he's very much the heart of this slow, diligent movie, that doesn't answer the majority of the questions it poses, yet proves to be something well worth seeking out. And he's well supported too, not least by Sharon Stone, who turns in lively, yet measured, work as one of Johnston's exes. P Still, IBroken Flowers/I is clearly not a movie for everybody, with its relaxed pace and willingness to not worry about ticking every box unlikely to earn it truly mass appeal. But it is a little gem in its own right, and a strong addition to an already weight back catalogue for indie moviemaker Jim Jarmusch. It's worth it alone for Murray, yet IBroken Flowers/I is a movie with plenty else going for it too. Perhaps you might like to give it a try#133;?--ISimon Brew/I

Customer Reviews: Showing reviews 1-5 of 35 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Next » Lyrical, subtle and slow building April 9, 2007 Jaybird (London, UK) 9 out of 11 found this review helpful Broken Flowers is the story of a middle-aged man who receives an anonymous note purportedly from an ex-girlfriend, telling him he has a 19 year old son, whom she raised alone "after our story ended". The note arrives just as his most recent relationship is breaking up. The film tells of his road trip, visiting 4 ex-girlfriends, to see if he can find out more. br / br /His story, that he remained a "Don Juan" bachelor, and made a lot of money in computers, leaving him confortable but empty, looks smaller and smaller, compared to the glimpses we get of the lives of the women he knew twenty years before. Their stories are rich with passion, tragedy, humour or eccentricity. br / br /The film is beautifully shot and has a haunting score. br / br /Broken Flowers has been criticised for having an unresolved ending, but it did not feel that way to me. We know, at the end of the film that Murray's life has been inexorably altered by his search. It is a haunting ending, that lingers long after the film is over. br / br /Definitely a slow-burner, but a brilliant film. Murray at his very best yet again January 4, 2007 R. Hastings (Loughborough, UK) 8 out of 10 found this review helpful It's very easy to pooh-pooh the vacant stare that Bill Murray seems to have slapped a Hollywood patent on in the last couple of years - you know the one I mean: that look of utterly emotionless disregard for whatever happens to be within his line of vision at any given time. People joke about the Roger Moore school of acting, whereby Moore seemingly made an entire career in the movies simply by raising or lowering a single eyebrow; but give him credit, at least that involved the man using a couple of facial muscles. br / br /The staggering part of this belief that all Murray ever does onscreen nowadays is look uninterested in life, is that it has developed from of the success of just one film - something that surely proves once and for all the brilliance of that one film - `Lost In Translation.' If enjoyed that, you'll probably love `Broken Flowers' too. If not, bad luck, but you're missing out! br / br /Ricky Gervais has made us Brits think we're pretty used to handling uncomfortable anxiety, and you'll probably need that training to enjoy the paucity of dialogue in the script. Like Murray himself, the screenplay will have a polarising effect on the audience - it is one of the very best things about this brilliant film, and yet it's also what will make many people dislike it. However, even if you can deal with the script, Murray's ex-girlfriends will make you squirm. As if Sharon Stone's outrageous daughter isn't enough (let's just say that her name is Lolita and she lives up to it in suitable fashion), each reunion makes you think surely the next can't be worse - and then, in hilariously uncomfortable fashion, it is. The film is brilliant August 11, 2006 J. Palazzo 15 out of 20 found this review helpful I am bit surprised by all the bad reviews but at the risk of sounding arrogant, which is not my intent, I still must say that I guess the old adage is true, anything that appeals to the masses is by definition of low quality. br / br /This is an intelligent, sophisticated, thought provoking look at the random nature of life, and how our choices affect us as we stumble through life's journey. br / br /Brilliant! Excellent slow moving drama April 16, 2008 Stampy (England) 3 out of 4 found this review helpful Bill Murray (Groundhog day) stars in Jim Jarmusch's Broken Flowers, a story about a lonely closed off man who receives a letter from one of his former girlfriends telling him that their son is coming to look for him. br / br /With its great acting, soundtrack and plot, this 2005 romantic drama brings a soft and touching tale about human emotions and finding yourself to the screen in a wonderful way. br / br /Many critics have said that Murray usually plays the same character, a closed off sarcastic but loveable loser, so to speak. As I can see their point, there is no denying that Murray is terrific at what he does. My personal favourite role was in Lost in Translation where he played the closed off actor on a business trip in Tokyo, but this performance is equally as brilliant, with his dead pan expressions and his silence acceptance of situations. br / br /I have never been a huge fan of Jeffery Wright but this was his best role to date. His helper role is well executed and you have to admire his character for what he does for Don, which is a beautiful signifier of friendship and love. br / br /The plot moves along at a slow pace, following Don as he travels around hoping to find clues about the situation. Fantastic realism with strong focus upon relationships and people's lives makes the film brilliant in its drama genre. The slow scenes in the car are brilliant, showing how life goes by brilliantly. br / br /These scenes are made intriguing by the brilliant soundtrack. With songs from Greenhornes, Holly Golightly, Marvin Gaye and Mulatu Astatke there is a slow feel to the moments in the car and in the situations. There is an end by Greenhornes and Golightly is brilliant and really captures the beginning of the film. br / br /This is one film where the ending has many questions but is a wonderful climax to a great drama and is a definite watch. br / br /8.5/10 a gentle stroll with a melancholy man August 17, 2008 mr flaps 1 out of 1 found this review helpful This is not a fast paced wham-bam-thank-you-mam popcorn movie, it is a leisurely journey with a man trying to come to terms with his past. I came away from this wanting more, but knowing enough to be contented.An excellent movie well worth the attention of anyone with a soul Showing reviews 1-5 of 35 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Next »

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