Broken Flowers

Der alternde Schwerenöter Don Johnston (Bill Murray) hat gerade mal wieder eine Beziehung in den Sand gesetzt, als ihn ein mysteriöser anonymer Brief erreicht und von der Existenz eines vor 20 Jahren gezeugten Sohnes in Kenntnis setzt. Neugierig geworden, und weil er ohnehin gerade nichts Besseres zu tun hat, bricht Johnston auf zu einer Reise in die eigene Vergangenheit. Dabei will er den vier Frauen (Frances Conroy, Jessica Lange, Sharon Stone, Tilda Swinton), die theoretisch als Mütter in Frage kommen, einen Besuch abstatten. Ein extrem lässiger Bill Murray spielt die personifizierte Midlife-Crisis im neuesten Werk von Jim Jarmusch.

The resolutely single Don Johnston has just been dumped by his latest lover, Sherry. Don resigns himself to being alone yet again and left to his own devices. Instead, he is compelled to reflect on his past when he receives by mail a mysterious pink letter. It is from an anonymous former lover and informs him that he has a 19-year-old son who may now be looking for his father. Don is urged to investigate this "mystery" by his closest friend and neighbor, Winston, an amateur sleuth and family man. Hesitant to travel at all, Don nonetheless embarks on a cross-country trek in search of clues from four former flames. Unannounced visits to each of these unique women hold new surprises for Don as he haphazardly confronts both his past and, consequently, his present.