Directed by:
Harmony KorineCinematography:
Marcel ZyskindComposer:
Jason SpacemanCast:
Diego Luna, Samantha Morton, Leos Carax, Werner Herzog, Denis Lavant, James Fox, Anita Pallenberg, Rachel Korine, Joseph Morgan, David Blaine, Richard Strange (more)VOD (1)
Plots(1)
The main character of this film (Diego Luna) knows he is Michael Jackson. As far as he remembers he has always been Michael Jackson, but the song and dance work he does on the streets of Paris unfortunately does not meet with anything like the success that his idol attained. One day he meets the beautiful Marilyn Monroe (Samantha Morton) who captivates him entirely. Marilyn convinces him to go away with her and become part of a community of people each of whom live the life of someone else – her husband is Charlie Chaplin (Denis Lavant), her daughter is Shirley Temple (Esme Creed-Miles), and Madonna, James Dean, the Queen of England, Little Red Riding Hood, and others are there too. They grow vegetables, herd sheep, rehearse scenes to entertain the people in the village nearby, and first and foremost, do everything they can to be as close as possible both physically and mentally to the dream idols they want to be... A charming story about loneliness, love, and the desire to become someone else. (Karlovy Vary International Film Festival)
(more)Cast
Diego Luna
Mexico
Best movies:
Frida (2002)
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016)
The Terminal (2004)
Samantha Morton
UK
Best movies:
Control (2007)
Minority Report (2002)
The Whale (2022)
Leos Carax
France
Best movies:
The House (1997)
Mauvais sang (1986)
977 (2006)
Werner Herzog
German Empire
Best movies:
Home from Home - Chronicle of a Vision (2013)
Nosferatu the Vampyre (1979)
Heart of Glass (1976)
Denis Lavant
France
Best movies:
Les Misérables (1982)
The Lovers on the Bridge (1991)
Tuvalu (1999)
James Fox
UK
Best movies:
The Remains of the Day (1993)
Pavlova: A Woman for All Time (1983)
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005)
Anita Pallenberg
Italy
Best movies:
Degree of Murder (1967)
Love Is the Devil: Study for a Portrait of Francis Bacon (1998)
Dillinger Is Dead (1969)
Rachel Korine
USA
Best movies:
Septien (2011)
The Fourth Dimension (2012)
Mister Lonely (2007)
Joseph Morgan
UK
Best movies:
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003)
Henry VIII (2003) (TV movie)
The Line of Beauty (2006) (series)
David Blaine
USA
Best movies:
Celebrity (1998)
Mister Lonely (2007)
Richard Strange
UK
Best movies:
Batman (1989)
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991)
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (2010)
Esme Creed-Miles
UK
Best movies:
Mister Lonely (2007)
Dark River (2017)
Silver Haze (2023)
Jason Pennycooke
Best movies:
Rocketman (2019)
Mister Lonely (2007)
Jungle Beat: The Movie (2020)
Daniel Rovai
Best movies:
Arch of Triumph (1985) (TV movie)
Silent Sonata (2010)
Mister Lonely (2007)