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indieWIRE - Much time has passed since Larry Clark discovered Harmony Korine skateboarding in Washington Square Park and hired him to write “Kids.” In its wake, Korine exploded into the mainstream as a radical artist with a bad boy streak. His first two features, “Gummo” and the Dogme ‘95 entry “Julian Donkey-boy,” divided critics and furthered his reputation as a fiercely independent figure. Just when his world seemed to be moving too fast, Korine left New York City for his native home in Nashville, got married and made a new movie to reflect his comparatively happier state of mind.
“Mister Lonely” stars Diego Luna as a disillusioned Michael Jackson impersonator whisked off by a faux Marilyn Monroe (Samantha Morton) to a strangely fascinating commune of like-minded characters. In a separate storyline, Werner Herzog plays a priest whose team of nuns inexplicably learns how to fly. In e-mail exchanges over several months and during an interview last week in New York City (where “Mister Lonely” is screening at the Tribeca Film Festival prior to its May 2 release), Korine discussed the themes of the movie, his general filmmaking philosophies, and the dubious case of the Malingerers. IFC First Take opens “Mister Lonely” in limited release Friday… [Full Story]
