My rule for a good film is that it stays with me for days to follow. That has happened with "Broken Flowers". Despite its glacial pace and subtle underpinnings, I find myself thinking about it a lot, much the same as Murray keeps having the memory flashbacks during its unfolding. This is one of the great ones, I think.
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Topic - "Broken Flowers" - rico 07:23:08 09/11/05 (8)
- Re: "Broken Flowers" - PhilNYC 06:45:17 09/12/05 (0)
- Not all great music is symphonic. This is a nice little chamber piece, with - tinear 05:13:01 09/12/05 (0)
- I too think of it often...about how boring it was, about what a nonperson... - jeffreybehr 10:30:06 09/11/05 (5)
- Re: Liberation - Jeff Starrs 11:39:05 09/11/05 (2)
- 'Vacuum', huh? That describes Don Johnston's life very well. I suppose... - jeffreybehr 15:19:21 09/11/05 (1)
- Re: I liked the exploration, and... - Dave-A 22:15:39 09/11/05 (0)
- "(played excellently by Tilda Swinton)" And when was it ever otherwise with her? nt - clarkjohnsen 11:13:13 09/11/05 (1)
- I didn't 'know' her, or at least pay any attention to her, until this film. (NT) - jeffreybehr 15:16:31 09/11/05 (0)