Jim Jarmusch envelops “Father Mother Sister Brother” with a star-studded cast

Adam Driver attends the premiere of Ferrari Sky at the Odeon Luxe Leicester Square in London on December 4, 2023.

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Details of Jim Jarmusch’s surprise new project have finally been revealed, and it’s a family affair.

Paparazzi photos from the shoot made the rounds in January, showing Cate Blanchett filming an outdoor scene with Vicky Krieps (in a pink wig), but little was known about the project at the time as Jarmusch tends to keep things closely guarded. However, on Thursday in Cannes, Match Factory confirmed that it had taken part in the project and would handle international sales during the film festival while Jarmusch completed post-production in New York.

The film is titled Father Mother Sister Brother and introduces some of his trusted collaborators. The cast includes Blanchett, Krieps, Adam Driver, Mayim Bialik, Tom Waits, Charlotte Rampling, Indya Moore and Luka Sabbat. According to official information received by The Hollywood Reporter, Father Mother Sister Brother is described as “a feature film in the form of a triptych”.

The official description: “Three distinct stories all concern the relationships between adult children, their somewhat distant parent(s), and each other. Each of the three parts takes place in the present, and each in a different country. Father takes place in the northeastern United States, Mother in Dublin, Ireland and Sister Brother in Paris, France. The film is a series of character studies, calm, observational and non-judgmental. A comedy, but laced with threads of melancholy.

Filming took place in Paris after filming in Dublin and the northeastern United States. The film is expected to be completed later this year. Producers include Charles Gillibert, Joshua Astrachan, Carter Logan and Attila Yücer. The film is produced and presented by Saint Laurent by Anthony Vaccarello, MUBI and The Apartment (a Fremantle company) with Jarmusch’s Badjetlag and Gillibert’s CG Cinema. In Ireland, Richard Bolger and Conor Barry of Hail Mary Pictures co-produced with funding from Fís Éireann and Screen Ireland. Cinema Inutile has carried out equity financing.

Pre-sales have already been negotiated with Weltkino in Germany and Les Films du Losanges in France. The Match Factory will handle international sales and Gersh will handle North American rights.

Vaccarello and Saint Laurent are becoming a force in independent cinema following the launch of Saint Laurent Prods., which has three films in competition at this year’s Cannes Film Festival, including The Shrouds, Parthenope And Emilie Pérez.

Jarmusch is replaced by Bart Walker at Gersh and Victoria Cook and Hayden Goldblatt at Frankfurt, Kurnit, Klein & Selz. Jarmusch previously worked with Driver on Paterson And The dead don’t die, which also cast Sabbat in a supporting role. Blanchett starred in Jarmusch Coffee and cigarettes. The casting news was first reported by Variety.