Mister Lonely (2007)

User Rating:

6.0/10   

Director:

Harmony Korine

Writers:

Harmony Korine (written by) &
Avi Korine (written by)

Release Date:

2 February 2008 (Japan)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama

Plot:

In Paris, a young American who works as a Michael Jackson lookalike meets Marilyn Monroe, who invites him to her commune in Scotland, where she lives with Charlie Chaplin and her daughter, Shirley Temple. |

Plot Keywords:

Shirley Temple | Marilyn Monroe | Charlie Chaplin | Michael Jackson | Commune

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, Jr.
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 (as Michael Joel-Stuart)
Cerrlera	...	Man with Flowers
Britta Gartner	...	Nun
Camille De Pazzis	...	Nun 2 (as Camille de Piazzis)
David Blaine	...	Priest 2
Eve Korine	...	Nun
Elina Larrauga	...	Nun
Loreto Barcelo	...	Nun
Gundula Hofer	...	Nun
Sabina Ruiz	...	Nun
Lila Munro	...	Nun
Leslie Aldredge	...	Nun
Louisa Jones	...	Nun
Aralelly Davidson	...	Nun
Anyury Trotman	...	Nun
Mikeysha Calimoke	...	Nun
Sue Clark	...	Nun
Macia Zapata	...	Nun
Eric Cornet	...	Dunce on Paris Bus
Franck Milhan	...	Dunce on Paris Bus (as Franck Milihan)
Alisa Grace Greaves	...	Autograph Girl
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Quentin Grosset	...	Le petit garçon (uncredited)

Directed by
Harmony Korine

Writing credits
Harmony Korine		(written by) &
Avi Korine		(written by)

Produced by
Charles-Marie Anthonioz	....	associate producer
Agnès B.	....	executive producer
Adam Bohling	....	co-producer
Ann Carli	....	associate producer
James Flynn	....	associate producer
Harmony Korine	....	producer
Richard Mansell	....	associate producer
Hengameh Panahi	....	associate producer
David Reid	....	co-producer
Nadja Romain	....	producer
Peter Watson	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Jason Spaceman
The Sun City Girls

Cinematography by
Marcel Zyskind

Film Editing by
Valdís Óskarsdóttir
Paul Zucker

Casting by
Sarah Crowe

Production Design by
Richard Campling

Art Direction by
Johnny Campling

Costume Design by
Judy Shrewsbury

Makeup Department
Jo Allen	....	hair designer
Jo Allen	....	makeup designer
Mark English	....	hair stylist

Production Management
Dean O'Toole	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Sonia Delhaye	....	trainee assistant director
James Hagger	....	first assistant director
Anna Sheldrake	....	second assistant director

Art Department
Robert Crewe	....	construction manager
Josh Fifarek	....	set designer
Alex Raine	....	assistant art director
Lee Whiteman	....	props
Lee Whiteman	....	scenic artist

Sound Department
Julie Ankerson	....	foley artist
Vincent Arnardi	....	sound re-recording mixer
Tim Barker	....	sound recordist: Panama crew
Thomas Bernard	....	sound recordist
Ben Brazier	....	sound editor
Simon Bysshe	....	playback operator
Simon Bysshe	....	sound assistant
Adam Davidson	....	adr recordist
Jamie Gambell	....	sound mixer
Loïc Gourbe	....	sound recordist
Ben Greaves	....	boom operator
Mathew Knights	....	sound re-recording mixer
Julien Perez	....	sound re-recording mixer
Bruno Seznec	....	mastering
Anna Sulley	....	sound effects editor

Visual Effects by
Paul Beard	....	visual effects line producer
Simon Carr	....	visual effects design: Men-from-Mars
Adam Christopher	....	digital colourist
Emma Clifton	....	digital effects artist
Harriet Donington	....	visual effects producer
Simon Frame	....	visual effects supervisor
Lionel Heath	....	compositor: Men from Mars
Rick Leach	....	rotoscoper
Tom Pegg	....	digital effects artist

Camera and Electrical Department
Jens Lund-Larsen	....	best boy
Richard Miles	....	electrician
Jacob Østergaard	....	gaffer
Brent Stewart	....	photographer
Juergen Teller	....	photographer
Simon Tindall	....	first assistant camera

Casting Department
Cassandra King	....	casting associate

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Alan Flyng	....	costume supervisor

Editorial Department
Andrew Haigh	....	first assistant editor
Jamie Rogers	....	trainee assistant editor
Matthew Streatfield	....	assistant editor
Alex Panton	....	digital intermediate producer (uncredited)

Music Department
Liz Gallacher	....	music supervisor

Other crew
Freya Beales	....	production assistant
Laure Bregevin	....	script supervisor: UK and France
Catia Di Giorgio	....	production coordinator
Samantha Gardner	....	production secretary
Paul Harris	....	choreographer
Richard Lormand	....	unit publicist
Richard McNeill	....	production accountant
Sylvia Parker	....	script supervisor
Manuel Pouet	....	location scout
Tracey Taylor	....	assistant post-production accountant (uncredited)

Thanks
Abner Benaim	....	special thanks
Laura De Casto	....	very special thanks
Joshua Elrod	....	special thanks (as Elbone)
Alainée Kent	....	special thanks
Alexandra Stone	....	thanks

Production Companies

• GAGA (in association with) (as GAGA)
• Film4 (in association with)
• Love Streams Productions (in co-production with)
• Agnès b. Productions (in co-production with)
• Recorded Picture Company (RPC) (in co-production with)
• arte France Cinéma (in co-production with)
• O' Salvation (as An O'SALVATION Production)
• Fuzzy Bunny Films (I)

Distributors

• Kino Bez Granits (2008) (Russia) (theatrical)
• Shellac Distribution (2008) (France) (theatrical)
• Canana Films (2009) (Mexico) (all media)

Other Companies

• Fuji Photo Film  motion picture film supplied by
• MJ Knights Military Effects  armourer
• Malde & Co.  financial consultants
• Sapex Scripts  post-production script services

Runtime:

112 min

Country:

UK | France | Ireland | USA

Language:

English | French

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Canada:14A (Ontario) | UK:15 | Australia:M | Mexico:B15 | USA:Not Rated

Filming Locations:

Bocas del Toro, Panama

Company:

GAGA

Trivia:

In an interview with a newspaper in his hometown of Nashville, Tenn., Harmony Korine stated that he made several trips to Iceland to scout locations for the film. He ended up ditching that idea altogether and shooting the film in Scotland and France.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: The shape of the nuns' parachutes are visible as they are falling from the plane.

Quotes:

Michael Jackson: It's hard to always laugh when you don't know what people find so funny.

Mister Lonely

Mister Lonely is one of the most original films of this year, or any year and with a plot consisting of a young man who makes a living as a Michael Jackson impersonator, you would have to agree. Michael soon meets a woman who impersonates Marilyn Monroe and she invites him back to a commune in the hills where in a secluded village, everyone there lives as someone else and pretends to be them and their big delight comes from putting on talent shows for the other villages. Mister Lonely really made an impression on me when I watched it for more reasons than I can probably think of, so I will do my best to list all of them. First of all, the script and film itself is really unlike anything I have seen before because of it's original storytelling and concept. It is also one of the best looking films I have ever seen with luscious landscapes and backgrounds to gritty and natural settings as well. Whatever the film is capturing with it's lens, it looks fantastic. The performances were all right on key and the whole ensemble cast needs to be recognized for that. The film with it's music, slower pace and images of beauty and sometimes shots of absurd things going on, are shot in such a particular way and with the background music and the cinematography, I found a lot of the film to be peaceful, harmonious and quite something to behold. The story itself is an excellent character study and from my past reviews, you may be able to tell that those are the particular type of films that I enjoy. This look at characters who are unhappy with their own lives, so they have to resort to being someone else to make themselves feel significant is something I know I have dealt with in my life and I'm sure many readers of this have in their lifetime as well. The way the film dealt with these characters trying to cover up their sadness by putting on a different face and being someone else and concluding with a message that I truly found touching, inspirational and a brilliant way to end a film like this. The last part of this film, just like the rest of the film is poetic in it's style and beauty and I truly felt moved by emotions of happiness and sorrow with this film, but they were never bad feelings and were always totally appropriate to what was going on in the film. What an interesting concept of people having to be someone else in order to please themselves and what a wonderful message to get across in such a unique and creative way. Visually this film is stunning, the storytelling and pace as well as the acting all work out perfectly and create a fable that is truly one of a kind and probably has to be seen to be believed and it should definitely be seen. I know a lot of critics have not given this film all that positive reviews, but I think they missed the film's point completely because on an artistic level there is so much to admire here and if you are anything like me you are probably tired of all the same old clichéd story lines coming out of Hollywood and now we have this inventive, touching and truly unique film to come along and critics don't get it. Something is definitely wrong there. If you have ever been interested in independent, or experimental films then this film is a great place to start and for those tired of the same old Hollywood stuff that we see each week then definitely give this one a try as well. I only wished I lived in a bigger city where I got to review films like this all the time. A moving, beautiful and completely artistic overwhelming treat for your mind and eyes, Mister Lonely is the best film I have seen so far this year and one of the most important films of this decade, or any decade and deserves to be seen and studied by film students and film buffs for years to come. A wonderful achievement.