9 minutes worth of footage from Mark Ruffalo’s directorial debut “Sympathy For Delicious” has landed online and promises a gritty, realistic, edgy if not slightly surreal tale of sex, drugs and rock ‘n roll. Be forewarned, the footage seems like a complete summary of the film and appears to have some major spoilers in there so may want to hold off on watching it all the way through.
Written by and starring Christopher Thornton, the film follows a paraplegic DJ who acquires the ability to heal, only to prostitute his new-found powers for sex, drugs and rock ‘n roll. From what we can glean from the clips Ruffalo plays a priest who tries to advise Thornton on what to do with his powers; Juliette Lewis is a groupie/band member; Orlando Bloom appears to be a hard partying Brit rocker while Laura Linney plays a nun. As we previously reported, Montreal’s Besnard Lakes will be scoring with musical contributions from members of the Mars Volta and Shiny Toy Guns.
We dig the grimy, low key aesthetic of the film, and the performances look first rate. We’re curious to see how this one turns out.