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Broken Flowers
2005 · Film · 106 min
Directed by Jim Jarmusch
An introverted man receives an anonymous letter from an ex-lover informing him that he has a son who may be looking for him. A freelance sleuth neighbor motivates the man to embark on a cross-country search for his past flames, seeking answers.
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"Broken flowers" was such a wonderful film. I recollect very little of it, but what I'll always remember is Mulatu Astatke and "Dengue Fever" (the band), very, very impressive.
"Yegelle Tezeta" is an absolute masterpiece, up there with the very greatest of them.
Cannot recommend this enough. I was intrigued at first while watching the movie "Broken Flowers" where this music was subliminal yet haunting (and perhaps the most memorable thing out of that movie!). "Yegelle Tezeta" (Mulatu Astatke from Éthiopiques, Vol. 4: Ethio Jazz & Musique Instrumentale - the entire album is awesome).
Also, "If you like this, then you might also like" Ali Farka Touré / Toumani Diabaté (From a different African country). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toumani_Diabat%C3%A9
Yes! I found it in a soundtrack for a movie that’s also awesome, this indie with Bill Murray: Broken Flowers.
I don't work in the movie industry, but it seems to me the superhero and fast and furious type movies are designed to appeal to young people in America, China, India and Europe. A movie like that offers an incredibly large potential audience.
Three films I watched recently that might have a hard time getting made today are Broken Flowers by Jim Jarmusch starring Bill Murray, After Hours by Martin Scorsese and The Muse by Albert Brooks. I know Martin Scorsese and others have been complaining about the death of cinema, but I don't understand why the two types of movies can't coexist on streaming media. The audience for the latter type is nowhere near as big as the former, but it's not nothing. The world still wants thought provoking art.