Lonesome Jim

Colour, 35 mm
USA, 2005, 95 min
Section: Forum of Independents

Synopsis

27-year-old Jim (Casey Affleck) reluctantly returns home to his parents in a tedious small town in rural Indiana. He pretends he has come back to “find himself” but, in fact, he didn’t make it in New York and is simply broke. His sweet but overpowering mother, distant father and depressed older brother, Tim, don’t improve matters. At least he meets Anika (Liv Tyler), an attractive nurse living alone with her small son. After Tim suffers a bad car-crash injury, Jim has to take on his brother’s tasks: coaching a children’s basketball team and working in his parent’s factory, where his cousin Evil causes a series of unexpected events. A melancholic comedy from famous American actor Steve Buscemi.

About the director

Steve Buscemi (b. 1957, New York City) has acted in some of the most memorable American independent films by directors such as Jim Jarmusch, the Coen brothers, Tom DiCillo and Quentin Tarantino. His highly acclaimed directing debut Trees Lounge was screened in Karlovy Vary in 1997 and afterwards distributed in the Czech Republic. Films (as director): What Happened to Pete? (1994, short), Trees Lounge (1996), Animal Factory (2000), Lonesome Jim (2005).