Synopsis

In the new film from acclaimed writer/director Jim Jarmusch, winner of the Grand Prix at the 2005 Cannes International Film Festival, Bill Murray stars as Don Johnston (yes, just like Nash Bridges).

The resolutely single Don has just been dumped by his latest lover, Sherry (Julie Delpy). Don yet again resigns himself to being alone and left to his own devices. Instead, he is compelled to reflect on his past when he receives by mail a mysterious pink letter. It is from an anonymous former lover and informs him that he has a 19-year-old son who may now be looking for his father.

Don is urged to investigate this "mystery" by his closest friend and neighbor, Winston (Jeffrey Wright), an amateur sleuth and family man. Hesitant to travel at all, Don nonetheless embarks on a cross-country trek in search of clues from four former flames (Frances Conroy, Jessica Lange, Sharon Stone, and Tilda Swinton). Unannounced visits to each of these unique women hold new surprises for Don as he haphazardly confronts both his past and, consequently, his present.

Film Information

• Genre: Comedy
• Director: Jim Jarmusch
• Written By: Jim Jarmusch
• Starring: Bill Murray, Jeffrey Wright, Sharon Stone, Frances Conroy, Jessica Lange, Tilda Swinton, and Julie Delpy
• Running Time: 105 minutes, approx.
• MPAA Rating: R
• Language: English
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Reviews

"A movie of uncommon sweetness and delight."

   - Lisa Schwarzbaum, Entertainment Weekly

"No actor is better than Bill Murray at doing nothing at all, and being fascinating while not doing it. Buster Keaton had the same gift for contemplating astonishing developments with absolute calm. Buster surrounded himself with slapstick, and in Broken Flowers Jim Jarmusch surrounds Murray with a parade of formidable women."

   - Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

"Exhilaratingly slow, which for many will simply mean SLOW... Those who can downshift appropriately, however, stand to be enraptured."

   - Ty Burr, Boston Globe

"An engaging exercise in mature poignancy, existential consciousness and deadpan drollery, Broken Flowers is a return by Jarmusch to the road movie structure of such films as"

   - Shawn Levy, Portland Oregonian

"The ending is madly unsatisfying--yet dead perfect. This is a remarkable film."

   - David Edelstein, Slate

Showtimes

• Wednesday, October 5th
  2:30 pm, 5:00 pm, 7:30 pm
• Thursday, October 6th
  2:30 pm, 5:00 pm, 7:30 pm
• Friday, October 7th
  2:30 pm, 5:00 pm, 9:45 pm
• Saturday, October 8th
  2:30 pm, 5:00 pm, 7:30 pm, 9:45 pm
• Sunday, October 9th
  12:30 pm, 3:00 pm, 5:15 pm, 7:30 pm
• Monday, October 10th
  2:30 pm, 5:00 pm, 7:30 pm
• Tuesday, October 11th
  2:30 pm, 7:30 pm
• Wednesday, October 12th
  2:30 pm, 5:00 pm
• Thursday, October 13th
  2:30 pm, 5:00 pm, 7:30 pm
• Friday, October 14th
  2:30 pm, 5:00 pm, 7:30 pm, 9:45 pm
• Saturday, October 15th
  12:00 pm, 2:30 pm, 5:00 pm, 7:30 pm, 9:45 pm
• Sunday, October 16th
  12:00 pm, 2:30 pm, 5:00 pm, 7:30 pm
• Monday, October 17th
  2:30 pm, 5:00 pm, 7:30 pm
• Tuesday, October 18th
  2:30 pm, 5:00 pm, 7:30 pm