Jim Jarmusch's 'The Limits of Control' Now Playing

Cast, crew, friends and fans came downtown to attend the NY Premiere of Jim Jarmusch’s The Limits of Control. In addition to its remarkable cast, the premiere welcomed names from rock and roll, fashion, the art world and the downtown hipster scene in general.

Interview with Director/Writer Jim Jarmusch
Arrivals, Sunshine Theatre, NYC


Interview with Actor John Hurt

Arrivals, Sunshine Theatre, NYC

The Limits of Control is the new movie from filmmaker Jim Jarmusch (Broken Flowers, Down by Law). The film is set in the striking and varied landscapes of contemporary Spain (both urban and otherwise). The location shoot there united the writer/director with acclaimed cinematographer Christopher Doyle (In the Mood for Love, Paranoid Park).

Isaach De Bankolé stars in the lead role for Mr. Jarmusch; this marks the duo’s fourth collaboration over nearly two decades, following Night on Earth, Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai, and Coffee and Cigarettes. The Limits of Control also features several other actors with whom Mr. Jarmusch has previously worked, including Alex Descas, John Hurt, Youki Kudoh, Bill Murray, and Tilda Swinton; and actors new to his films, including Hiam Abbass, Gael García Bernal, Paz De La Huerta, Jean-François Stévenin, and Luis Tosar.

The Limits of Control is the story of a mysterious loner (played by Mr. De Bankolé), 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.


Scene featuring Tilda Swinton as the "Blond".

The Limits of Control is now playing in select US theatres.

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Sundance: Guillermo del Toro gets teased about 'The Hobbit'

Before the 2009 Sundance Film Festival began, the talk was that, thanks to the economy, this year’s fest could be the most sedate in years…One group of guys who had no problem at all keeping their spirits up: The amigos of Rudo y Cursi, a comedy about brothers and Mexican soccer produced by cinema heavyweights Alfonso Cuarón and Guillermo Del Toro, written and directed by Alfonso's brother Carlos Cuarón, and starring Diego Luna and Gael García Bernal. Luna couldn't make the festival due to a commitment in Mexico, but the rest of the crew happily plopped down in the loft to talk about the welcoming, easy-going community of movie lovers that makes Sundance so appealing for indie filmmakers. Mostly, though, the group just reveled in taking the piss out of Del Toro for his next gig: Cowriting and directing a little movie called The Hobbit. (Del Toro had left working with Peter Jackson et al on the script in New Zealand specifically to promote Rudo y Cursi.)

Adam B. Vary of EW.com hopped in the van with them as they drove to the Rudo y Cursi premiere after a dinner in which the wine flowed freely. Check out the resulting hilarious video clip.

Source: EW.com
Photo: Gael García Bernal,Carlos Cuarón, Alfonso Cuarón, Guillermo del Toro (Jeff Vespa, WireImage.com)


TRAILER: 'Rudo y Cursi'