2009 · crime · drama
The Limits of Control
Directed by Jim Jarmusch1h 56m2009
A mysterious stranger works outside the law and keeps his objectives hidden, trusting no one. While his demeanor is paradoxically focused and dreamlike all at once, he embarks on a journey that not only takes him across Spain, but also through his own consciousness.
Our read: The Limits of Control (2009) reads as a sombre, slow-burn, inventive crime · drama entry — gentle in intensity, intimate in scope, cold in temperature, nihilistic in outlook, with a strong directorial signature.
Sombre, slow-burn, gentle crime / drama, inventive in texture. Nihilistic, intimate, cold.
- sombre
- slow-burn
- inventive
- cold
- signature
- intimate
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