Mystery Train (1989)
Directed by Jim Jarmusch
Genres - Comedy, Drama |
Sub-Genres - Urban Comedy |
Release Date - Nov 17, 1989 (USA) |
Run Time - 110 min. |
Countries - Japan, United States |
MPAA Rating - R
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Synopsis by Hal Erickson
Written and directed by the ever-unpredictable Jim Jarmusch, Mystery Train is comprised of three short anecdotes involving foreign tourists in Tennessee. Each story is set in a fleabag Memphis hotel which has been redressed as a "tribute" to Elvis Presley. Story one involves two Japanese tourists whose devotion to '50s American rock music blinds them to everything around them. Story two finds eternal victim Luisa (Nicoletta Braschi) sharing a room with stone-broke Dee Dee (Elizabeth Bracco) and having her problems solved by a spectral vision of the King. And story three offers the further misadventures of Dee Dee, her no-good boyfriend, and her dysfunctional family.
Characteristics
Moods
Keywords
foreign, Italian [nationality], Japanese [nationality], motel, tourist, criminal, ghost, widow/widower, Americana, pop-culture, train [locomotive]
Attributes
Cult Film, High Artistic Quality, High Production Values
