The Brothers Bloom

Infobox_Film
name = The Brothers Bloom


caption = Promotional poster
producer = Wendy Japhet
Ram Bergman
James D. Stern
director = Rian Johnson
writer = Rian Johnson
starring = Mark Ruffalo
Adrien Brody
Rachel Weisz
Rinko Kikuchi
Andy Nyman
Maximillian Schell
Nora Zehetner
music = Nathan Johnson
cinematography = Steve Yedlin
editing =
distributor = Summit Entertainment (USA)
released = December 19 2008
USA
runtime =
country = United States
language = English
budget = $20,000,000 (estimate)
website = http://www.brothersbloom.com/
imdb_id = 0844286

"The Brothers Bloom" is a 2008 crime drama written and directed by Rian Johnson and stars Mark Ruffalo, Adrien Brody, Rachel Weisz, Zachary Gordon, Nora Zehetner and Rinko Kikuchi. Shooting began in Belgrade, Serbia on March 19, 2007 and ended recently. The film is budgeted at $20 million USD.

Plot summary

The world's greatest con men, the Brothers Bloom, have made a living off of swindling millionaires with complex scenarios of lust and intrigue. Stephen (Ruffalo) and Bloom (Brody), and their silent partner and sidekick Bang-Bang (Kikuchi) team up for one last job, conning beautiful heiress Penelope (Weisz) by taking her on a tour of the world and relieving her of US$2.5 million. On the way, Bloom (who has no first name in the entire movie) falls for Penelope, which complicates the con severely.

Production

The original script was titled "Penelope" after Weisz's character. The film's narration begins with a short poem: epigraph
quote =As far as con man stories go, I must have heard them all.
Of ropers, grifters, faro fixers, tales drawn long and tall...
but if one bears a bookmark in the confidence man's tome
twould be that of Penelope, and of the Brothers Bloom." | cite =Rian Johnson [ [http://www.rcjohnso.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=17431&highlight=#17431 Rian's BRICK forum :: View topic - Brothers Bloom in ComingSoon Ruffalo interview ] ]

Director Rian Johnson's cousin, musician Nathan Johnson, will be composing the score for the film as he did on Johnson's directorial debut, "Brick" (2005).

Starting in early May, Ain't It Cool News writer Quint has been providing set reports that detail the production of the film. The third and apparently final report was posted on May 25th.

Notes

External links

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* [http://brothersbloom.com/ Official website]
* [http://www.aintitcool.com/node/32796 Ain't It Cool News Set Reports]
* [http://www.rushprnews.com/2008/09/22/online-contest-to-give-first-name-to-bloom-in-the-brothers-bloom/ First name for Brody's Bloom character]
* [http://www.empireonline.com/news/story.asp?NID=20706 Stills from the movie]
* [http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/film/cannes/article1830614.ece Interview with Rachel Weisz about movie]
* [http://www.pinholephotography.org Specialist pinhole photography from the film]
* [http://weneedahobby.com/2008/04/23/movie-news-the-brothers-bloom-2008/ Script Review and link to torrent the script]
* [http://www.azmovies.net/the-brothers-bloom.html/ Trailer]
* [http://www.rushprnews.com/2008/09/18/bloomsday-has-arrivedwithbloombrothers/ Review]