SXSW 2008 Film Screenings
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Mister Lonely
Director: Hormony Korine
Cast: Werner Herzog, Diego Luna, Samantha Morton, Denis Lavant, Rachel Korine, Anita Pallenberg Runtime: 108 minutes More Info
screening in: Spotlight Premieres
Screening Times6:30 PM, Saturday March 8th - Alamo Ritz 1 6:30 PM, Friday March 14th - Alamo Ritz 1 everything subject to change
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Synopsis:
A Michael Jackson impersonator lives alone in Paris and performs on the streets to make ends meet. At a performance in a retirement home, Michael falls for a beautiful Marilyn Monroe look-alike who suggests he move to a commune of impersonators in the Scottish Highlands. At the seaside castle, Michael discovers everyone preparing for the commune's first-ever gala - Abe Lincoln, Little Red Riding Hood, the Three Stooges, the Queen, the Pope, Madonna, Buckwheat, Sammy Davis, JrÉ And also Marilyn's daughter Shirley Temple and her possessive husband Charlie Chaplin. Meanwhile, a miracle is happening somewhere in a Latin American jungle. Director's Bio:
Director, screenwriter and author, Harmony Korine has proven himself to be a seminal figure of modern film, music and art. GUMMO, Korine's 1997 directorial debut, took an uncompromising look at alienated youth in Middle America. Korine was praised for his inventive storytelling and use of hand-held video, Super 8, and Polaroids. 1999's JULIEN DONKEY-BOY, the story of a schizophrenic young man, was hailed for its innovative take on the Dogma 95 manifesto. Shot in chronological sequence with hand-held cameras in natural light, Korine's second feature starred Ewen Bremner and Werner Herzog.At the age of 22, Korine first gained notoriety in 1995 as the screenwriter of Larry Clark's KIDS. Focusing on a 24-hour period in the sex and drug-filled lives of a group of Manhattan teenagers in the age of AIDS, Korine was praised for documenting the attitudes and lack of perspective of contemporary American youth. |
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