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==Plot summary== |
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The story, according to the Korines, is of "a young |
The story, according to the Korines, is of "a young man lost in [[Paris]]. He scratches out a living as a [[Michael Jackson]] look-alike, dancing on the streets, public parks, tourist spots and trade shows. Different from everyone else, he feels as if he's floating between two worlds. During a car show Michael Jackson meets [[Marilyn Monroe]]. Haunted by her angelic beauty he follows her to a commune in the Highlands, joining her husband [[Charlie Chaplin]] and her daughter [[Shirley Temple]]. A place where everyone is famous and no-one gets old. Here, The [[Pope]], The [[list of the monarchs of the Kingdom of England|Queen of England]], [[Madonna (entertainer)|Madonna]], [[James Dean]] and other impersonators build a stage in the hope that the world will visit and watch them perform. Nuns fall out of airplanes and children ride ponies. Everything is beautiful. Until the world shifts, and reality intrudes on their utopian dream."<ref name="korines">{{Cite web|url=http://www.harmony-korine.com/paper/main/news.html|title=Harmony-Korine.com – News|accessdate=2006-12-27|format=html}}</ref> |
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The Screen International interview describes specifically "scenes being shot in an old people's home in the Ville de Bonnueil, an hour outside Paris, and the next day in the Luxembourg Gardens and Montparnasse," that "show typical Korine improvisational touches." It goes on to say: "In the retirement villa, where 'Michael' first meets 'Marilyn', Luna is dressed as a Dangerous-era Jackson, delivering some trademark whoops around some seriously aged Parisian senior citizens, singing, "You're never gonna die, I want you to live forever," as the residents fall asleep in their chairs. Morton proceeds to comfort a nonagenarian non-actor who appears to be hitting himself with a plastic hammer." <ref>http://www.harmony-korine.com/ScreenIntl.pdf</ref> |
The Screen International interview describes specifically "scenes being shot in an old people's home in the Ville de Bonnueil, an hour outside Paris, and the next day in the Luxembourg Gardens and Montparnasse," that "show typical Korine improvisational touches." It goes on to say: "In the retirement villa, where 'Michael' first meets 'Marilyn', Luna is dressed as a Dangerous-era Jackson, delivering some trademark whoops around some seriously aged Parisian senior citizens, singing, "You're never gonna die, I want you to live forever," as the residents fall asleep in their chairs. Morton proceeds to comfort a nonagenarian non-actor who appears to be hitting himself with a plastic hammer." <ref>http://www.harmony-korine.com/ScreenIntl.pdf</ref> |
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| Directed by | Harmony Korine |
| Produced by | Robin Wood |
| Starring | Diego Luna Samantha Morton Werner Herzog Anita Pallenberg David Blaine Joseph Morgan Denis Lavant |
| Cinematography | Marcel Zyskind |
| Distributed by | HanWay Tartan Films (UK) IFC Films (USA) |
Release date |  2007 |
| Country | USA |
| Language | English |
Mister Lonely is a 2007 film directed by Harmony Korine, and co-written with his brother Avi Korine.
Plot summary
The story, according to the Korines, is of "a young man lost in Paris. He scratches out a living as a Michael Jackson look-alike, dancing on the streets, public parks, tourist spots and trade shows. Different from everyone else, he feels as if he's floating between two worlds. During a car show Michael Jackson meets Marilyn Monroe. Haunted by her angelic beauty he follows her to a commune in the Highlands, joining her husband Charlie Chaplin and her daughter Shirley Temple. A place where everyone is famous and no-one gets old. Here, The Pope, The Queen of England, Madonna, James Dean and other impersonators build a stage in the hope that the world will visit and watch them perform. Nuns fall out of airplanes and children ride ponies. Everything is beautiful. Until the world shifts, and reality intrudes on their utopian dream."[1]
The Screen International interview describes specifically "scenes being shot in an old people's home in the Ville de Bonnueil, an hour outside Paris, and the next day in the Luxembourg Gardens and Montparnasse," that "show typical Korine improvisational touches." It goes on to say: "In the retirement villa, where 'Michael' first meets 'Marilyn', Luna is dressed as a Dangerous-era Jackson, delivering some trademark whoops around some seriously aged Parisian senior citizens, singing, "You're never gonna die, I want you to live forever," as the residents fall asleep in their chairs. Morton proceeds to comfort a nonagenarian non-actor who appears to be hitting himself with a plastic hammer." [2]
References
- ^ "Harmony-Korine.com – News" (html). Retrieved 2006-12-27.
- ^ http://www.harmony-korine.com/ScreenIntl.pdf