Mister Lonely

Feb 2, 2008

1h 52m

★ 6.5

You are whoever you want to be.

Overview

In Paris, a young American who works as a Michael Jackson lookalike meets Marilyn Monroe, who invites him to her commune in Scotland, where she lives with Charlie Chaplin and her daughter, Shirley Temple.

Genres

Comedy

Drama

Production Companies

Agnès B. Productions

O' Salvation

Recorded Picture Company

Love Streams Productions

ARTE France Cinéma

Dreamachine

Film4 Productions

GAGA Communications

O'South

Metropolitan Pictures

Funny Bunny

Mister Lonely Trailers

Cast

Michael Jackson

Diego Luna

Marilyn Monroe

Samantha Morton

Charlie Chaplin

Denis Lavant

The Pope

James Fox

Father Umbrillo

Werner Herzog

Renard

Leos Carax

Abraham Lincoln

Richard Strange

Sammy Davis, Jr.

Jason Pennycooke

The Queen

Anita Pallenberg

Little Red Riding Hood

Rachel Korine

James Dean

Joseph Morgan

Madonna

Melita Morgan

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