film american drama film written directed film follows played newly famous actor minor injury known hollywood retreat despite money fame professional success trapped crisis feels little emotion daily life wife suffers unexplained breakdown goes away leaves year old daughter care spend time presence helps mature accept adult responsibility film explores hollywood stars father daughter relationship offers oblique comedy business particularly hollywood film making life star premiered venice international film festival received golden lion award best picture critical opinion mildly positive reviewers praised patience film visual style handful characters found repetitive themes previous work protagonist relative success released theaters united_kingdom ireland december united_states december synopsis film opens black ferrari circles race track desert engine shot eventually stops steps hollywood actor despite recent rise fame feel meaning daily life resides los_angeles completes publicity obligations new film photographed star gives interviews press attends award ceremony italy despite drinking occasionally fellow actor childhood friend spends time driving ferrari drinking beer taking pills having casual sex women twice pole dancing twins set equipment perform room time falls asleep second routine erotic receives unexpected visit year old daughter stay changes lifestyle little including overnight visitor blonde woman johnny daughter spend time hotel suite brings daily routine publicity trip milan awarded local celebrities playing preparations departure summer camp time grows johnny emotions emerge force assess successful life leaves camp johnny calls wife breaks admitting life wife indifferent pain declines request come end johnny checks hotel promising return drives ferrari countryside randomly stops gets leaving keys walks highway smiling themes celebrity films examine feminine self definition maturation usually privileged lost translation depicts encounter brief friendship lonely americans luxurious tokyo hotel stylized biopic eponymous queen examined loneliness examines similar themes success isolation male perspective film explores depression despite outward professional success resulting wealth fame appears suffer inability feel pleasure film suggesting causes believes summarized film critic roger_ebert appears correct film opening shot ferrari race track stationary camera position rising falling establishes theme sequence length offers visual cue relax observe expectations said wanted hint simple camera set guy aware movie hope welcome contrast style movies gives chance breath known retreat hollywood celebrities film setting paradise easy wish celebrity subtly conveys situation denying appeal stayed hotel said seen contrast writing daughter drew childhood experiences director father attending film festivals denied film autobiographical said cultural depictions fame time trying different mentioned parental angle inspired birth second child film progresses tender temporary father daughter relationship comes fore partial custody daughter failed marriage speculates probably understands reasons split better wonders child suffer detached attempts ways having grown inside hollywood bubble mothers father cooking aware watches wide eyed child comedy business comes family film makers actors said childhood memories living hotels partially inspired choice setting presents detailed portrait life industry charts emotional boundaries celebrity gossip websites inform star life feature differs emotional depth wanted depict working film set instead shown giving interviews photographed attending awards ceremony italy having special effects applied attends special effects department face covered latex camera slowly obliged use star recognition help promote new film publicist calls passive takes arranged car speaks press humor derives subdued response beat observation people venice film festival critics highlighted repetition characters existence films responded feel like tell know world know production scenes film said inspired director childhood experiences daughter recalls sampling hotel room service menu trip italy helicopter ride said personal connection film denied autobiography based character friend daughter parents work hollywood experiences relate character add realistic touch noted influence parental focus film developed recently second child said thought play early writing film bad boy actor sweet sincere wanted minimalist look film especially mixed reactions richly overall effect sweet genuine visual style discussed hollywood portraits photographs models commerce film routine belgian housewife cinematographer said main thing tell story simply let play long beats audience discover moment lenses father film rumble fish effort film period look set present filming began plays wife improvised meals fights understand family dynamic collected school spent afternoon bond stayed principal photography making easier set understand character showed production filming took place los_angeles italy june july del members band cameos film feature new_york_times website discussed making scene visits special effects studio said initially unsure approach long slow captures breathing creates sense despite takes good sport said sound phone ringing added editor indicate forgotten release premiered venice international film festival september released italy day festival close september jury unanimously awarded golden lion festival prize best overall film president jury said film grew grew hearts minds affections screening distributed north_america territories released film france january distributed japan rights italy released december ireland united_kingdom december north_america critical response received positive reviews certified fresh score rotten tomatoes based reviews average score critical consensus states covers familiar territory remains hypnotic meditation nature celebrity anchored charming performances film score metacritic based reviews sight sound magazine published described going round circles noted viewers write film privileged acknowledged delicate portrait pre teen daughter given special filmmaking achievement award writing directing producing roger_ebert writing chicago_sun-times awarded film stars praised detail portrait saying fascinating director sees exactly sees new_york_times called film exquisite melancholy formally said matter imitation mastery finding borrowing necessary visual vocabulary suited story environment pay close attention disagreed guardian awarding film stars praised cinematic technique said film resembled lost translation closely lacked emotional depth second viewing question care interested remains unanswered final shot failed solve emotional problems things seen long time french cinema website calculated score stars press reviews french newspaper gave film positive review saying minimalist daring film films said deal delicate irony universe happy credit ghost loyalty france said keeping characters pouring sentiment said best films ranking number box office debut weekend united_states film opened seven theaters averaging cinema february grossed united_states worldwide united_kingdom went limited release cinemas earned weekend december average screen higher earlier small film openings virgin lesser total taking france earned weeks january soundtrack phoenix french rock band contributed film score married band singer liked songs love like sunset love like sunset requested band similar music film film score announced remains unreleased strokes song scene score example ice twins pole dance track listing love like sunset phoenix hero fighters lonely police thing 20th century boy cool gwen bear love theme kiss kiss try julian look smoke gets eyes ferry music love like sunset phoenix
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