Broken Flowers

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Winner of the Grand Prize at the Cannes International Film Festival in 2005, Broken Flowers is without doubt one of the year's funniest and most charming films about loves lost and revisited.

Producing possibly his most accessible film to date, writer/director Jim Jarmusch (Coffee & Cigarettes, Ghost Dog) wrote the central character's role of Don Johnston exclusively for Bill Murray (Lost in Translation, Royal Tanenbaums, Groundhog Day) who in turn delivers a riveting yet understated performance. A wonderful pairing of unique talent, their collaboration has ensured Broken Flowers is a seductive triumph you won't be able to resist.

Set for release on 20th March 2006, Bill Murray is joined by a wonderful supporting cast: Sharon Stone (Basic Instinct, Casino), Jessica Lange (Big Fish, Cape Fear, Tootsie), Frances Conroy (Six Feet Under, The Aviator, Maid in Manhattan), Tilda Swinton (Narnia, Adaptation, Orlando), Julie Delpy (Before Sunrise, Before Sunset, the Three Colours trilogy) and Jeffrey Wright (Basquait, Shaft).

Synopsis

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 neighbour, 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.