Jim Jarmusch\u2019s Father Mother Sister Brother<\/em> (no commas) is an exquisite three-part harmony. The bequiffed indie legend has done portmanteau pictures before \u2014 Mystery Train<\/em>, Night On Earth<\/em>, Coffee And Cigarettes<\/em> \u2014 but this is his most affecting: a delicate, lovely portrait of the relationships between parents and kids that suggests, despite shared genes and bloodlines, that those closest to us might still be unknowable.<\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u2018Father\u2019 follows siblings Jeff (Adam Driver) and Emily (Mayim Bialik) visiting their eccentric dad (Jarmusch talisman Tom Waits), who they haven\u2019t seen for two years following an \u2018episode\u2019 at his mother\u2019s funeral. As Jeff and Emily arrive concerned about how their father lives day-to-day, it\u2019s a mini-masterpiece of awkwardness and small talk, suggesting a wealth of family history and relationships without reverting to swathes of backstory. Like a hipster M. Night Shyamalan, Jarmusch also delivers a nifty twist in the tale.<\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n Simple and generous towards its flawed people.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n <\/p>\n Some 4,550 miles away in Dublin, \u2018Mother\u2019 sees prim Timothea (Cate Blanchett) and black sheep Lilith (Vicky Krieps) arrive separately at the home of their novelist mum (Charlotte Rampling). It\u2019s the annual family afternoon tea \u2014 Jarmusch drops a Hitchcockian top shot over the immaculately laid-out table \u2014 and a comedy of brittle manners unfurls over the PG Tips. (\u201cShall I be mother?\u201d Rampling\u2019s author asks, pouring the brew. \u201cYou might as well start sometime,\u201d replies Lilith.) Never resorting to clich\u00e9, Jarmusch expertly sketches the unspoken affection between the two sisters \u2014 watch them giggle over their mother\u2019s overwrought book titles like \u2018Reckless Moonlight\u2019 and \u2018An Unfaithful Tomorrow\u2019 \u2014 and wrings compelling plot out of ordering an Uber.<\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n The final entry, \u2018Sister Brother\u2019, changes things up, with American twins Skye (Indya Moore) and Billy (Luka Sabbat) in Paris on one last visit to their deceased parents\u2019 flat, a tender stroll through empty rooms and down memory lane. Perhaps because it has no present parental figure, it lacks the bite of the previous stories, but replaces it with something more heartfelt and reflective, offering a gentle reminder that the uneasy get-togethers and prickly tea parties might later feel more like wasted opportunities.<\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n All of this is perfectly played across the board and beautifully shot. Threaded throughout each yarn are recurring motifs \u2014 slow-mo shots of skateboarders, Rolex watches, riffs on the phrase \u201cBob\u2019s your uncle\u201d (best uttered by Waits) \u2014 that are less Easter eggs, more telling reminders that, despite geographical distance, we all experience the same stuff. Simple and generous towards its flawed people, it seems the only thing bigger than Jarmusch\u2019s hair is his heart.<\/p>\n <\/span><\/div>\n Closer to the gentle humanism of Paterson than Jarmusch\u2019s cooler, ironic output, Father Mother Sister Brother is a small-scale and singular treat.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Three tales about parents and grown-up kids, set in the American Northeast, Dublin and Paris. Jim Jarmusch\u2019s Father Mother Sister Brother (no commas) is an exquisite three-part harmony. 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