Monday, March 12, 2007
Holy Shit #3
Harmony Korine is either a genius or an Icelandic man-child that lives under a rock in Alabama churning out screenplays for 8 year olds.
Or both.
In my ongoing Holy Shit Series, Korine's new film, Mister Lonely, stars Diego Luna and is the most insane story I have ever heard of since Alejandro Jodorowsky's entire back catalog. Below is a synopsis that I didn't write:
A Michael Jackson impersonator (DIEGO LUNA) lives alone in Paris and performs on the streets to make ends meet. At a performance in a retirement home, Michael falls for a beautiful Marilyn Monroe look-alike (SAMANTHA MORTON), who suggests he move to a commune of impersonators in the Scottish Highlands. At the seaside castle, Michael discovers everyone preparing for the commune's first-ever gala - Abe Lincoln, Little Red Riding Hood, the Three Stooges, the Queen, the Pope, Madonna, Buckwheat, Sammy Davis, Jr… And also Marilyn's daughter Shirley Temple and her possessive husband Charlie Chaplin (DENIS LAVANT)…
In case you don't believe me, here are some stills.
Diego Luna as a Michael Jackson impersonator! Try that, Gael!
