2008
Not Rated
IFC Films
1 h 52 m

2008
Not Rated
IFC Films
1 h 52 m

Summary Only Harmony Korine could weave Michael Jackson, Marilyn Monroe, her daughter Shirley Temple, and flying nuns into a hypnotically funny and truly poignant tale of the instability behind fanaticism and the redemption we can hope to find in one another. The film follows a lonely Michael Jackson impersonator who is invited by a beautiful Ma...

Directed By: Harmony Korine

Written By: Avi Korine, Harmony Korine

2008
Not Rated
IFC Films
1 h 52 m

2008
Not Rated
IFC Films
1 h 52 m

Mister Lonely

Name: Mister Lonely
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Released: 2008-05-02
Duration: 1 min 52 s
Rating: 53
Cast: Diego Luna, Samantha Morton, Denis Lavant, James Fox, Werner Herzog

Metascore Mixed or Average Based on 22 Critic Reviews

User Score Generally Favorable Based on 14 User Ratings

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Directed By: Harmony Korine

Written By: Avi Korine, Harmony Korine

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Mixed or Average Based on 22 Critic Reviews

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Mixed or Average Based on 22 Critic Reviews

36% Positive
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The film is damn near a masterpiece. Let’s hope we don’t have to wait so long to see what Korine will do next.

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Washington Post

What engages us is Korine's revolutionary way of telling stories. It's as though he's downloading his dreams directly onto the screen.

By Desson Thomson FULL REVIEW

Chicago Tribune

Like so many lovely cinematic dreams, Mister Lonely inevitably descends into nightmare, with an unsettlingly grim conclusion that, again, seems more imagistic than idea-driven.

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Chicago Sun-Times

An odd, desperate film, lost in its own audacity, and yet there are passages of surreal beauty and preposterous invention that I have to admire. The film doesn't work, and indeed seems to have no clear idea of what its job is, and yet (sigh) there is the temptation to forgive its trespasses simply because it is utterly, if pointlessly, original.

By Roger Ebert FULL REVIEW

Philadelphia Inquirer

Decidedly loopy and nonlinear, Mister Lonely is precious and artsy, but there are moments when Korine's, er, unique vision brings something bold and beautiful to the table.

By Steven Rea FULL REVIEW

The Globe and Mail (Toronto)

Some films, like some people, wear their artsy pretensions on their sleeve, and there really isn't much going on beneath – it's just a posturing armband wrapped around a plain arm. Welcome, then, to the emptiness of Mister Lonely, a movie that goes to extraordinary lengths to say ordinary things.

By Rick Groen FULL REVIEW

Entertainment Weekly

None of the faux icons comes close to being a character. Instead, they are contrasted with a group of nuns who skydive without parachutes. Could this possibly be a metaphor for Korine's filmmaking? It certainly goes splat.

By Owen Gleiberman FULL REVIEW

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Production Company Love Streams Productions, O' Salvation, Recorded Picture Company (RPC), Agnès b. Productions, Film4, Arte France Cinéma, Fuzzy Bunny Films (I), Dreamachine, Metropolitan Films, O'South

Release Date May 2, 2008

Duration 1 h 52 m

Rating Not Rated

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Awards

Evening Standard British Film Awards

• 1 Nomination

Cannes Film Festival

• 1 Nomination

Mister Lonely

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Top Cast

Diego Luna

Michael Jackson

Samantha Morton

Marilyn Monroe

Denis Lavant

Charlie Chaplin

James Fox

The Pope

Werner Herzog

Father Umbrillo

Leos Carax

Renard

Richard Strange

Abraham Lincoln

Jason Pennycooke

Sammy Davis Junior

Anita Pallenberg

The Queen

Rachel Korine

Little Red Riding Hood

Joseph Morgan

James Dean

Melita Morgan

Madonna

Daniel Rovai

Moe Stooge

Nigel Cooper

Curly Stooge

Mal Whiteley

Larry Stooge

Esme Creed-Miles

Shirley Temple

Michael-Joel David Stuart

Buckwheat

Cerrlera

Man with Flowers

Britta Gartner

Nun

Camille De Pazzis

Nun 2

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