A film by Gus van Sant. In english with german subtitles
John has a penchant for off-colour jokes – and a drinking problem. And so, when somebody he met at a party suggests they go on an all-night bender in L.A. he simply can’t refuse. But after falling asleep in a drunken stupor on his drinking buddy’s passenger seat, he wakes up the next morning in hospital, a quadriplegic. Becoming a wheelchair user for life at the age of 21, he now requires every last drop of his sense of humour to rediscover meaning in his existence. He is aided by Annu who brings back his lust for life, as well as Donny, a hippie whose unconventional Alcoholics Anonymous meetings draw together people from all walks of life and help them see things from a whole new perspective. John discovers beauty and humour in the depths of human experience and uses his artistic talent to turn these discoveries into brilliantly observed cartoons.
Gus Van Sant’s biopic is based on the memoirs of cartoonist John Callahan. This is a tender, melancholy yet hope-filled and life-affirming fictionalised portrait of a life of limitations. As in many of his films, here too Van Sant addresses the search for identity in the environs of social subcultures and unusual milieus.
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Credits:
Don’t Worry, He Won’t Get Far on Foot
USA 2018, 113 Min., engl. OmU
Regie, Buch: Gus Van Sant
Kamera: Christopher Blauvelt
Schnitt: Gus Van Sant, David Marks
Mit:
Joaquin Phoenix (John Callahan)
Jonah Hill (Donny)
Rooney Mara (Annu)
Jack Black (Dexter)
Mark Webber (Mike)
Udo Kier (Hans)
Carrie Brownstein (Suzanne)
Beth Ditto (Reba)
Kim Gordon (Corky)
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