Mystery Train

Mystery Train

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Release Date

9/6/1989

Runtime

106 mins

Genres

Overview

In Memphis, Tennessee, over the course of a single night, the Arcade Hotel, run by an eccentric night clerk and a clueless bellboy, is visited by a young Japanese couple traveling in search of the roots of rock; an Italian woman in mourning who stumbles upon a fleeing charlatan girl; and a comical trio of accidental thieves looking for a place to hide.

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

$2,800,000

Revenue

$1,544,973

Homepage

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A deadpan, delightfully strange night in a Memphis fleabag hotel where three separate groups of misfits collide in a web of miscommunication and dark comedy. The film finds profound melancholy and beauty in the lives of ordinary people pursuing meaning in all the wrong places.

Mood

WhimsicalAbsurdMelancholicPlayful

Themes

MemoryIsolationArt and creationComing apart

Tone

Playful

Pacing

Meditative

Look

NaturalisticBlack and white

Structure

Ensemble

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