Japanese-born writer-director Atsushi Funahashi's encouragingly accomplished debut feature hearkens back to the early films of Jim Jarmusch and the American independent film scene that sprang up around him. With its crisp B&W photography, long, patient takes and deadpan humor, Funahashi's film seems particularly inspired by Jarmusch's own debut, STRANGER THAN PARADISE (1984). The film opens in New York City's East Village where blond, twentysomething Leslie (Eden Rountree) stumbles on a mystery rooted in her own past. A directionless petty thief who isn't above lightening the wallets of her one-night stands, Leslie steals the purse of a young woman who's standin...
Released:
2002
Rated:
NR
Length:
72 mins