I’m not all that familiar with Jim Jarmusch’s work aside from Broken Flowers but whenever I hear his name, I can’t help but think of “quality”. I didn’t even like Broken Flowers and though I’ve been curious about both Coffee and Cigarettes and Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai (which was featured on the very first Movie Club Podcast show) I’ve yet to catch up with either film. Regardless, when I saw the name Jarmusch, I had to watch the trailer and I’m quite happy I did.

Shot by renowned cinematographer Christopher Doyle, The Limits of Control stars Isaach De Bankolé (a Jarmusch regular) as loner who is finishing up a job outside the confines of the law. Shot in Spain, the film is said to have “striking and varied landscapes of contemporary Spain (both urban and otherwise)”. Basically, the entire thing is pretty vague outside of the rest of the cast which includes Tilda Swinton, Bill Murray, Gael García Bernal and John Hurt; seriously, how could anyone say no to this? If the cast isn’t enough of a sell, this trailer should do it. It’s odd enough to leave you scratching your head but it’s also gorgeous and I already can’t get a few of these images out of my head (including the one above).

Focus Features will open The Limits of Control in limited release on May 22nd.

Trailer is tucked under the seat!