Rent The Limits of Control (2009)
3.1 of 5 from 96 ratings
1h 51min
- General info
- Available formats
- Synopsis:
- An enigmatic loner (Isaach de Bankole) arrives in Spain, instructed to make contact with a series of strangers in different locations throughout the country, each of whom provides a cryptic clue which propels him further towards his mysterious goal. But who is the Lone Man? Why is he here? And how does the recurring figure of an alluring femme fatale (Paz de la Huerta) fit into the puzzle?
- Actors:
- Isaach De Bankolé, Alex Descas, Jean-François Stévenin, Óscar Jaenada, Luis Tosar, Paz de la Huerta, Tilda Swinton, Yûki Kudô, John Hurt, Gael García Bernal, Hiam Abbass, Bill Murray, Héctor Colomé, María Isasi, Norma Yessenia Paladines, Alejandro Muñoz Biggie, Cristina Sierra Sánchez, Pablo Lucas Ortega, La Truco, Talegón de Córdoba
- Directors:
- Jim Jarmusch
- Producers:
- Gretchen McGowan, Stacey E. Smith
- Writers:
- Jim Jarmusch
- Studio:
- Revolver
- Genres:
- Drama, Thrillers
- Collections:
- Getting to Know..., Getting to Know: Bill Murray, Getting to Know: Tilda Swinton
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 09/12/2019
- Run Time:
- 116 minutes
- Languages:
- English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1, English LPCM Stereo
- Subtitles:
- English Hard of Hearing
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 1.85:1
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- Bonus:
- An American in Europe, a new video interview with Geoff Andrew, author of Stranger Than Paradise: Maverick Film-Makers in Recent American Cinema
- The Rituals of Control, a new video essay on the film by author and critic Amy Simmons
- Behind Jim Jarmusch, an archival documentary on the making of the film
- ntitled Landscapes, an archival featurette showcasing the film's locations
- Theatrical Trailer
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Reviews (1) of The Limits of Control
Zen and the Art of Coffee and Cryptic Missions - The Limits of Control review by griggs
The Limits of Control is Jarmusch at his most Dadaist–opaque, stylised, and willfully obtuse. The plot barely matters. What you get instead is mood, rhythm, and a string of cryptic encounters that will either pull you in or push you away. You’ll love or loathe it. Isaach De Bankolé floats through Spain like a Zen cipher, and Tilda Swinton’s surreal monologue on The Lady from Shanghai is especially beguiling. If this weren’t the work of one of indie cinema’s elder gods, you might genuinely wonder whether this film happened at all–or if you just dreamt it.
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