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Why this pick
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MOVIE2009 1h 56m USA
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01 / THE STORY
A little about the film.
In an airport, Lone Man (Isaach de Bankolé) is being instructed on his mission by Creole (Alex Descas). The mission itself is left unstated and the instructions are cryptic, including such phrases as "Everything is subjective," "The universe has no center and no edges; reality is arbitrary," and "Use your imagination and your skills." After the meeting in the airport he travels to Madrid and then on to Seville, meeting several people in cafés and on trains along the way.
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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
The people who bring it to life.
Isaach De Bankolé
Lone Man
Tilda Swinton
Blonde
Bill Murray
American
Alex Descas
Creole
Paz de la Huerta
Nude
Jean-François Stévenin
French
John Hurt
Guitar
Youki Kudoh
Molecules