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Hammerman Ikon Film Guide

Broken Flowers
2005
****
Director: Jim Jarmusch
Cast: Bill Murray, Jeffrey Wright, Sharon Stone, Tilda Swinton, Jessica Lange, Julie Delpy, Alexis Dziena, Frances Conroy, Christopher McDonald, Chloë Sevigny

After a mysterious pink letter implies that he fathered a son about 20 years ago, a middle-aged bachelor Don Johnston embarks on a quest to meet four women from his past. Jim Jarmusch's comedy drama is funny, charming, and poignant, but also somewhat episodic and slow-paced. The cast is great, and Bill Murray delivers a lovely deadpan performance.