Lonesome Jim
Dir: Steve Buscemi | USA | 2005 | 92mins
Casey Affleck didn't get the Oscar, but there is no denying this young man's talent. Here he plays Jim, the 27-year-old protagonist of Steve Buscemi's deadpan comedy, an enthusiastic budding writer who moves to New York to launch his career…and fails miserably. After hitting rock bottom eking out a living as a dog walker, Jim is forced to return to his parents' home in rural Indiana, and tries to figure out his future.
Lonesome Jim, is the third feature film directed by Buscemi, whose 1996 movie, Trees Lounge, depicted a similar state of ennui gripping a suburban town.
Distributor: Lionsgate Films
35mm & DVD bookings | Cameron Waaler | 0207 299 8813
Theatrical release date | 11 April 2008
Saturday 8 March, 13.20 | NFT 3
