Still crazy after all these years

Nearly a decade has passed since his last feature, but it's good to know Harmony Korine hasn't lost his sense of absurdity. His latest, Mister Lonely, is out today, and (as we mentioned before) concerns a Scottish village of celebrity impersonators. "I wanted to see James Dean tending sheep, the Pope doing dishes, Sammy Davis, Jr. smoking a joint, and Marilyn's dress floating up in the woods," the director says. The results? An often hilarious, sometimes dreamy film, replete with images like nuns flying through the air on BMX bikes. Diego Luna's sweetness—and sweet dance moves—make him a perfect Michael Jackson impersonator, particularly when he and his beloved (Marilyn Monroe, played by Samantha Morton) perform for a group of doped-up seniors at an old folks home in Paris. Just one question, though: Why Michael Jackson? "He's an incredible abstraction you can project images on," says Korine. "The world's greatest eccentric." We suspect Mister Korine's not too far behind.

Photo: IFC Films
Tags: Media

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