The Limits of Control (2009)
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- R
- 1h 56min
- Crime, Drama
- 28 May 2009 (Germany)
- Movie
The story of a mysterious loner, a stranger in the process of completing a criminal job.
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Directed by
| Jim Jarmusch | ||
Written by
| Jim Jarmusch | ... | (written by) |
Produced by
| Carlos Balsera | ... | junior assistant producer (uncredited) |
| José Luis Escolar | ... | Production Services Spain |
| Jon Kilik | ... | executive producer |
| Yukie Kito | ... | executive producer (uncredited) |
| Carter Logan | ... | associate producer: PointBlank Films |
| Gretchen McGowan | ... | producer |
| Patricia Nieto | ... | line producer |
| Stacey Smith | ... | producer |
Cinematography by
| Christopher Doyle | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
| Jay Rabinowitz | ||
Editorial Department
| Chris Blacklock | ... | telecine colorist |
| Pete Conlin | ... | post-production |
| Molle DeBartolo | ... | digital intermediate coordinator |
| Mitchell Ferm | ... | digital intermediate producer |
| Elsa Fernández | ... | assistant editor |
| Joe Gawler | ... | digital intermediate colorist |
| Miguel P. Gilaberte | ... | color timer: dailies |
| Andrew Gori | ... | post-production assistant |
| Jonathan Hoffman | ... | post-production |
| Jack Lewars | ... | assistant digital intermediate colorist |
| Cam McLauchlin | ... | telecine operator |
| Perri Pivovar | ... | associate editor |
| John Potter | ... | video mastering |
| Mike Selemon | ... | assistant editor |
| Brian Boyd | ... | digital preview colorist (uncredited) |
Casting By
| Eva Leira | ||
| Ellen Lewis | ||
| Yolanda Serrano | ||
Production Design by
| Eugenio Caballero | ||
Set Decoration by
| Pilar Revuelta | ||
Costume Design by
| Bina Daigeler | ||
Makeup Department
| Ainhoa Eskisabel | ... | makeup artist (as Ainhoa Esquisabel) |
| Manolo García | ... | hair designer (as Manuel García) |
| Ana Lozano | ... | makeup designer |
| Eva Quilez | ... | body makeup artist |
Production Management
| Jane Nerlinger Evans | ... | executive in charge of production |
| Susan Lazarus | ... | post-production supervisor |
| Alberto Poveda | ... | unit manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Cristina Amengual Watson | ... | trainee assistant director (as Cristina Amengual) |
| Richard Diment | ... | second assistant director |
| Christopher Downs | ... | additional third assistant director |
| Adrian Grunberg | ... | first assistant director (as Adrian Grünberg) |
| Catalina Parra | ... | third assistant director |
| Ferran Rial | ... | second second assistant director (as Ferrán Rial) |
| Andrea Vázquez | ... | third assistant director |
Art Department
| Juan José Alcalde | ... | carpenter |
| Francisco Artero | ... | carpenter |
| León Bigiu | ... | carpenter (as Leon Bigiu) |
| Savin Borgovan | ... | carpenter |
| Clara Cardona | ... | art department trainee |
| Carlos Compadre | ... | carpenter |
| Fernando Contreras | ... | construction manager |
| Danut Corci | ... | carpenter |
| Federico del Cerro | ... | prop buyer |
| Emil Dragota | ... | plasterer |
| Rafael Esposito | ... | painter |
| Verónica García Llamas | ... | assistant scenic artist (as Verónica García) |
| Daniel García | ... | plasterer |
| Paula González Molinero | ... | art department assistant (as Paula González) |
| José Alberto Guerrero | ... | painter |
| Mikel Izaguirre | ... | swing gang (as Miguel Ángel 'Mikel' Izaguirre) |
| Amos Jurado | ... | carpenter |
| Gabriel Liste | ... | set designer |
| Ralph Lopez | ... | painter (as Rafael López) |
| Juan López | ... | plasterer |
| Ariel Margolis | ... | property master |
| Rudy Mercado | ... | scenic artist |
| Raúl Monge | ... | concept artist |
| Rosa Pariente | ... | buyer |
| Leon Pop | ... | plasterer |
| Roi Prada | ... | props |
| Arturo Revuelta | ... | swing gang |
| Roberto Torralba | ... | swing gang |
| Juan Antonio Torrijos | ... | stand-by props (as Juan Antonio 'Torri' Torrijos) |
| Tomás Gómez | ... | props makers: artefacto crew (uncredited) |
Sound Department
| Flo Ankah | ... | adr voice: Flight Attendant |
| Laurent Boudaud | ... | re-recording mixer |
| David Boulton | ... | adr mixer |
| Brian Bowles | ... | adr editor |
| Ryan Collison | ... | foley engineer |
| Keith Culbertson | ... | sound re-recordist |
| Robert Hein | ... | supervising sound editor |
| Mike Howells | ... | adr recordist (as Michael Howells) |
| Bobby Johanson | ... | adr mixer |
| Drew Kunin | ... | sound mixer |
| Peter Murphy | ... | boom operator |
| Glenfield Payne | ... | foley editor / sound effects editor |
| Jay Peck | ... | foley artist |
| Steve F.B. Smith | ... | sound consultant: Dolby |
| Dominick Tavella | ... | re-recording mixer |
| David Wahnon | ... | adr editor / dialogue editor |
| Paul Yurt | ... | sound mix engineer |
Special Effects by
| Pau Costa | ... | special effects |
| Javier H. Moneo | ... | special effects technician |
| Esteban Roma | ... | special effects technician |
| Raúl Romanillos | ... | special effects |
Visual Effects by
| Daniel Abramovich | ... | digital compositor |
| Glenn Allen | ... | visual effects producer: Brainstorm Digital |
| Justin Ball | ... | digital artist: senior systems engineer: Brainstorm Digital |
| Ella Boliver | ... | digital compositor |
| Benjamin Bratt | ... | digital artist |
| Nicholas Cerniglia | ... | digital artist |
| Aaron Chiesa | ... | digital artist |
| Matthew Conner | ... | matte painter/compositor |
| Molle DeBartolo | ... | digital intermediate coordinator |
| Richard Friedlander | ... | visual effects producer: Brainstorm Digital |
| Manuel Rey Gonzalez | ... | digital compositor |
| Chris MacKenzie | ... | smoke artist |
| John Mangia | ... | digital compositor: Brainstorm Digital |
| Indah Maretha | ... | digital artist |
| Anthony Meschi | ... | digital artist |
| Eric J. Robertson | ... | visual effects supervisor: Brainstorm digital |
| Chris 'Pinkus' Wesselman | ... | digital compositor: Brainstorm Digital |
| Jun Zhang | ... | digital compositor |
| Claire Rose | ... | digital compositor (uncredited) |
Stunts
| Ignacio Carreño | ... | stunt coordinator |
| Diego Herberg | ... | stunts |
| Eduardo Moratilla | ... | stunt performer |
| Juan José Rodríguez | ... | stunts |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Águeda Balogh | ... | additional photography |
| Víctor Benavides | ... | trainee camera (as Victor Benavides) |
| José Luis Bernal | ... | focus puller: second unit |
| Javier Casado | ... | electrician |
| Miguel Ángel Cárdenas | ... | gaffer |
| Sergio Delgado | ... | first assistant camera |
| Julio Fernández Santa | ... | key grip |
| Pipo Fernández | ... | still photographer |
| Alberto González | ... | assistant camera (as J. Alberto González) |
| Falkwyn Goyeneche | ... | video assistant |
| Teresa Isasi | ... | still photographer (as Teresa Isasi-Isasmendi) |
| Francisco Izaguirre | ... | lighting technician |
| Eduardo Jara | ... | electrician (as Eduardo Cabrera) |
| Rain Li | ... | director of photography: second unit (as Kathy Li) |
| Rodrigo López | ... | second assistant camera |
| Javier Merino | ... | key grip (as Francisco Javier Merino) |
| Pipo Rivas | ... | grip |
| José Sacristán | ... | electrician |
| Iván Sequeira | ... | best boy grip |
Casting Department
| Beatriz Bartolomé | ... | casting assistant: Spain |
| David H. Kramer | ... | adr voice casting |
| Eva Leira | ... | casting: Spain |
| Ashley Jade Parkes | ... | extras casting assistant |
| Meghan Rafferty | ... | casting associate: NY |
| Yolanda Serrano | ... | casting: Spain |
| Leticia Criado | ... | casting assistant (uncredited) |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Laia Lipp | ... | wardrobe trainee |
| Carlos Javier Martín | ... | tailor (as Carlos Martín) |
| Karin Quijada | ... | wardrobe: stand-by |
| Eva Salas | ... | assistant costume designer |
Location Management
| Rubén Gómez | ... | assistant location manager |
| Ignacio Lozano | ... | assistant location manager (as Ignacio 'Nacho' Lozano) |
| Alberto Poveda | ... | location manager |
| Teddy Villalba | ... | assistant location manager (as Tadeo 'Tedy' Villalba) |
Music Department
| Boris | ... | composer: theme music |
| Michio Kurihara | ... | musician |
| Carter Logan | ... | composer: additional music |
| Jay Rabinowitz | ... | music editor |
| Sqürl | ... | composer: additional music (as Bad Rabbit) |
| Shane Stoneback | ... | music recordist |
| Ohtani Takeshi | ... | musician (as Takeshi) |
| Mizuno Yoko | ... | musician (as Wata) |
Script and Continuity Department
| Maralyn Causley | ... | script supervisor |
Additional Crew
| Ana Belén Abella | ... | production office assistant |
| Randall Balsmeyer | ... | title designer (as Randy Balsmeyer) |
| J. John Corbett | ... | title designer |
| Stéphanye Dussud | ... | ADR Voice |
| John Eccleston | ... | financial controller |
| Duck Grossberg | ... | data manager |
| Samson Jacobson | ... | office intern |
| Antonia Juanes | ... | production secretary |
| Gabriella Ludlow | ... | production legal |
| Liz Modena | ... | assistant accountant |
| Isabelle Neron | ... | production office assistant |
| David Ocaña | ... | production assistant: additional |
| Ana Palacios | ... | production coordinator |
| Léa Rinaldi | ... | behind the scenes director |
| Yan Ming Shi | ... | Tai Chi Master |
| Abi Sila | ... | production accountant (as Esther Abi Sila) |
| Hayley Stahl | ... | intern |
| Teddy Villalba | ... | assistant to location manager |
| Álvaro Villalba | ... | key set production assistant |
| Colin Walker | ... | office intern |
| William Welsh | ... | production assistant |
| Sharyn Yau | ... | publicity and marketing |
| Ryan Young | ... | office intern |
| Carlos Balsera | ... | production trainee (uncredited) |
Thanks
| Pedro Almodóvar | ... | personal thanks |
| Olatz Arroyo | ... | thanks |
| Elena Calvo | ... | thanks |
| Sandro Kopp | ... | thanks |
| Marisa Paredes | ... | personal thanks |
| Margrit Polak | ... | thanks |
| Sandy Wilson | ... | special thanks |
Production Companies
- Focus Features (presents)
- Entertainment Farm (EF) (in association with)
- PointBlank Films
Distributors
- A-Film Distribution (2009) (Belgium) (theatrical)
- A-Film Distribution (2009) (Luxembourg) (theatrical)
- A-Film Distribution (2009) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
- Alliance (2009) (Canada) (theatrical)
- CP Classics (2009) (Russia) (theatrical)
- Castello Lopes Multimédia (2009) (Portugal) (theatrical)
- Focus Features (2009) (United States) (theatrical)
- Hollywood Classic Entertainment (2009) (Czechia) (theatrical)
- Le Pacte (2009) (France) (theatrical)
- PiX (2009) (Japan) (theatrical)
- Revolver Entertainment (2009) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- TOBIS Film (2009) (Germany) (theatrical)
- A-Film Home Entertainment (2010) (Belgium) (DVD)
- A-Film Home Entertainment (2010) (Netherlands) (DVD)
- Alliance (2009) (Canada) (DVD)
- Argentina Video Home (2010) (Argentina) (DVD)
- Arrow Video (2019) (United States)
- Arthaus (2015) (Germany) (DVD) (The Complete Movie Collection)
- Arthaus (2015) (Germany) (Blu-ray) (DVD) (The Complete Movie Collection)
- Film1 (2011) (Netherlands) (tv) (limited)
- Nordisk Film Distribution (2009) (Denmark)
- Nordisk Film (2009) (Finland)
- Nordisk Film (2009) (Norway)
- Nordisk Film (2009) (Sweden)
- Odeon (2009) (Greece)
- Panorama Distributions (2010) (Hong Kong) (DVD)
- Rai 3 (2016) (Italy) (tv)
- United International Pictures (2010) (Argentina)
- Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (UPHE) (2009) (United States) (DVD)
- Universal Pictures do Brazil (2009) (Brazil)
- Universum Film (UFA) (2009) (Germany) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
Special Effects
- Brainstorm Digital (visual effects)
- RotoFactory (additional visual effects)
Other Companies
- Big Film Design (titles)
- Calle Cruzada (production services)
- Deluxe New York (digital intermediate)
- Deluxe Toronto (dailies telecine)
- Dolby Laboratories (sound mix)
- EPC (camera and lenses)
- Film Finances (completion guarantor)
- Focus Features (funding)
- Fotofilm deluxe (film dailies)
- Lakeshore Records (soundtrack)
- Mariano Cárdenas Iluminación S.L. (grip and lighting equipment)
- Orbit Digital (editorial services)
- Sastreria Cornejo (thanks)
- Trevanna Post (post-production accounting)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
A solitary man who does not speak Spanish is an underground courier. Two men who are both thuggish and philosophical send him to Madrid with cryptic instructions. Over the course of a few days, he receives his instructions from a series of distinctive individuals who provide words of philosophy or of warning and also give him a matchbox with a tiny piece of paper, which he reads then eats, accompanied by espresso served in two cups. He is quiet, self-contained, focused on his work. He has rules. He encounters and at times transmits a violin, diamonds, a guitar, and a map. Is he a smuggler? Merely an independent conduit? Or, something else?
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| Taglines | For every way in, there is another way out. See more » |
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Box Office
| Opening Weekend United States | $55,820, 03 May 2009 |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | The Finnish movie, to which Man with Guitar (Sir John Hurt) refers, is The Bohemian Life (1992) by Director Aki Kaurismäki, a friend of Writer and Director Jim Jarmusch. See more » |
| Goofs | When the Lone Man travels from Madrid to Sevilla, he enters a S 100 AVE train set. But the interior shots are clearly done in a S 103 (Velaro E), a totally different - and much newer - type of train. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in Watchmen/Shuttle/12 (2009). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Feedbacker See more » |
| Crazy Credits | "NO LIMITS NO CONTROL" at the end of the closing credits See more » |
| Quotes |
Blonde:
Are you interested in films, by any chance? I like really old films. You can really see what the world looked like, thirty, fifty, a hundred years ago. You know the clothes, the telephones, the trains, the way people smoked cigarettes, the little details of life. The best films are like dreams you're never sure you've really had. I have this image in my head of a room full of sand. And a bird flies towards me, and dips its wing into the sand. And I honestly have no idea whether this image came from a dream, or a film. Sometimes I like it in films when people just sit there, not saying anything. See more » |