The Limits of Control (US Version) DVD Region 1

In spite of the title, THE LIMITS OF CONTROL constantly reveals the controlling hand of its creator, the indie icon Jim Jarmusch. The film follows Jarmusch regular Isaach de Bankole as he ambles through various parts of Spain on an ambiguous criminal mission. Credited as the "Lone Man," de Bankole encounters a series of oddly disguised accomplices and absorbs their one-sided philosophical musings, all the while piecing together the nature of his assignment. This narrative sounds more compelling in summary than it is on screen, but if you are seeing a Jarmusch picture in hopes of a scintillating story, then you are as confused as the characters from his more memorable films. The sole disappointment of this film is that, despite the overwhelming strangeness of the action (or lack thereof), none of the characters display any confusion or uncertainty, as they assuredly assess the events and still find time to practice tai chi and pontificate about music, film, science, and painting. The film is rigorously structured: each encounter invokes a definitive theme that clicks firmly into place by the conclusion. The individual scenes are entirely enjoyable, as a white-blond Tilda Swinton discusses Welles and Hitchcock, and John Hurt rasps about the depiction of Spanish bohemians in art and literature. Despite Jarmusch’s domineering presence, it is the brilliant work of his collaborators, particularly cinematographer Christopher Doyle and editor Jay Rabinowitz, that shimmers in the memory of the viewer after the final shot. Doyle makes every line, curve, and diagonal in his frames vibrate with hints of radiant significance, and his ethereal images of the Almerian landscape often draw our attention from the artificial metaphysical dialogue. Jarmusch fans will be delighted by this perplexing metaphor of a film, which aims to symbolize and summarize the whole of existence through its myriad parts.

"[An] absorbing and visually mesmerizing new crime thriller....[It] may well be Jarmusch's most enigmatic film yet..." - Betsy, Sharkey (Los Angeles Times Film Critic), Los Angeles Times, 05/01/2009

"A sensitive colorist, Mr. Jarmusch is given a rich palette here by Christopher Doyle....Splashes of color, which appear to signal some unspoken threat or warning, serve as pieces of a puzzle that Mr. Jarmusch assembles with formal rigor and languid pacing..." - Manohla, Dargis (Film Critic), New York Times, 05/01/2009

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Artist Name(s):	Hugh Grant (Actor) | Bill Murray (Actor) | Tilda Swinton (Actor) | John Petersen (Actor) | Paz de la Huerta (Actor) | Andrew Z. Davis (Actor) | Luis Tosar (Actor) | Gael Garcia Bernal (Actor) | Jean-François Stévenin (Actor) | Jean-Pol Fargeau (Actor) | Jim Jarmusch | Hiam Abbass 曉格蘭特 (Actor) | 標梅利 (Actor) | 蒂達史雲頓 (Actor) | John Petersen (Actor) | Paz de la Huerta (Actor) | Andrew Z. Davis (Actor) | 路易托薩 (Actor) | Gael Garcia Bernal (Actor) | Jean-François Stévenin (Actor) | Jean-Pol Fargeau (Actor) | 占渣木殊 | Hiam Abbass 晓格兰特 (Actor) | 标梅利 (Actor) | 蒂达史云顿 (Actor) | John Petersen (Actor) | Paz de la Huerta (Actor) | Andrew Z. Davis (Actor) | 路易托萨 (Actor) | Gael Garcia Bernal (Actor) | Jean-François Stévenin (Actor) | Jean-Pol Fargeau (Actor) | 占渣木殊 | Hiam Abbass ヒュー・グラント (Actor) | Ｂｉｌｌ Ｍｕｒｒａｙ (Actor) | ティルダ・スウィントン (Actor) | Ｊｏｈｎ Ｐｅｔｅｒｓｅｎ (Actor) | Paz de la Huerta (Actor) | Andrew Z. Davis (Actor) | Luis Tosar (Actor) | Gael Garcia Bernal (Actor) | Jean-François Stévenin (Actor) | Jean-Pol Fargeau (Actor) | 占渣木殊 | Hiam Abbass 휴그랜트 (Actor) | Bill Murray (Actor) | Tilda Swinton (Actor) | John Petersen (Actor) | Paz de la Huerta (Actor) | Andrew Z. Davis (Actor) | Luis Tosar (Actor) | Gael Garcia Bernal (Actor) | Jean-François Stévenin (Actor) | Jean-Pol Fargeau (Actor) | Jim Jarmusch | Hiam Abbass
Director:	Jim Jarmusch 占渣木殊 占渣木殊 占渣木殊 Jim Jarmusch
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Release Date:	2009-11-17
UPC Code:	025195049450
Country of Origin:	United States
Picture Format:	NTSC What is it?
Disc Format(s):	DVD
Region Code:	1 - USA, Canada, U.S. Territories What is it?
Rating:	R (MPAA)
Publisher:	Universal Studios Home Video
Package Weight:	180 (g)
Shipment Unit:	1 What is it?
YesAsia Catalog No.:	1021308352

Director: Jim Jarmusch

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