Heute mal in der Zusammenfassung.

Jim Jarmusch – The Limits Of Control

Die Rolle des Protagonisten in Jim Jarmuschs neuem Film ist mit Isaach De Bankolé eher unprominent besetzt (wobei er unter Jarmusch-Fans kein Unbekannter sein sollte), ganz im Gegensatz zur restlichen Darstellerriege, die Gael García Bernal, John Hurt, Tilda Swinton und den mittlerweile wohl obligatorischen Bill Murray umfasst. Hier der Plot:

The Limits of Control is the story of a mysterious loner, a stranger, whose activities remain meticulously outside the law. He is in the process of completing a job, yet he trusts no one, and his objectives are not initially divulged. His journey, paradoxically both intently focused and dreamlike, takes him not only across Spain but also through his own consciousness.

Michael Keaton – The Merry Gentleman

Ich bin ganz Peters Meinung: Michael Keaton braucht endlich wieder gute Rollen! Dem Trailer nach zu urteilen könnte “The Merry Gentlemen” ein Schritt in die richtige Richtung sein und praktischerweise handelt es sich dabei auch gleich noch um sein Regiedebüt. Hier der Plot:

Running away from a troubled marriage, Kate Frazier hopes to find anonymity with a new home and a new job in Chicago. Despite friendly flirtation from co-workers and others, the shy and reserved Kate keeps her distance, avoiding questions about her sudden arrival and her recent past.

When Kate meets Frank Logan, the two discover unexpected satisfaction in their mutual, shared silence. Haunted by the troubling choices he has made, Frank finds a kindred spirit in the younger Kate, and for a moment the two seem destined to redeem and remake each other. As the holidays and New Year pass against an urban landscape that seems both breathtakingly beautiful and starkly quiet, Kate and Frank’s friendship becomes one of necessity and survival for these two lost spirits. But neither lonely soul can escape the lives they have left behind. As events unfold and the painful truth slowly emerges, Frank is forced to face the man he really is, while Kate struggles to be the stronger woman she needs to be.

A truly original Christmas story, The Merry Gentleman is a heady mix of suspense, gentle romance and quiet humor — a riveting, uniquely entertaining tale of forgiveness and redemption that blends a hopeful spirit with a surprisingly dark heart.

Jeremy Alter – The Perfect Sleep

The Perfect Sleep hatte ich vor über einem Jahr bereits in den Shorts mit einem ersten Trailer erwähnt. Nun gibt es für den Noir-Thriller zwar immer noch keinen Starttermin, aber immerhin einen neuen Trailer, der mir erneut das Wasser im Mund zusammen laufen lässt. Hier der Plot:

In a timeless city, a man with no name returns to the violent, brutal domain of assassins he left ten years before – back when they dubbed him The Mad Monk for his disregard for his own life and his intense devotion to one woman, Porphyria; a beautiful, luminescent woman; the girl he grew up with; the love of his life; the one thing he has ever wanted; the one thing he can never have.

There is no discernible reason for him to come back to this ruthless city, save one. She still lives here, she is in danger, and he – a man gifted in the art of killing – may be the only one who can save her. Waiting for him are deadly men who would like nothing more than to see him die a painful death. Standing at their forefront is the formidable Nikolai, the man who raised him and just might be his father.

To protect Porphyria, this unnamed man will return to a life of torment and torture. He will face off against the father figure he turned his back on so many years ago. He will revisit this existence full of people imprisoned by their desire, their history, and their very blood; a world where the only thing keeping you from happiness is yourself, the world of Perfect Sleep.