Julien Donkey-Boy

Undiagnosed, untreated and generally untethered schizophrenic Julien lives with his pregnant younger sister Pearl, anorexic would-be wrestler brother Chris, sympathetic grandmother, and severely depressed German father.

“O, mio babbino caro” plays as a woman skates gracefully. In contrast, little is graceful and daddy is not dear in Julien’s (Ewen Bremner) world. His father (Werner Herzog) listens to blues wearing a gas mask; dad prods, lectures, and derides Julien as well as Julien’s brother (Evan Neumann) and pregnant sister (Chloë Sevigny), while grandma (Joyce Korine) attends to her dog. Julien is different, schizophrenic. He wears gold teeth. He bowls, sings, worships, and chats with a group of young adults with disabilities. His sister’s child is probably his own. He talks on the phone, imagining it’s his mother, who died in childbirth years before. He may be a murderer of children. From his point of view (perhaps), the film follows this odd family for a few weeks.

Lisatud 29.08.2025, 1 528 228 457b

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