The Brown Bunny

"Certainly not for everyone, but it won't be forgotten by anyone brave or curious enough to take the trip."—Toronto Film Festival catalogue

No one under 18 permitted. One of the most notorious films of the past few years, actor-turned-director Vincent Gallo's The Brown Bunny divided critics and audiences alike at its 2003 Cannes debut. More recently it set tongues wagging again when a sexually graphic billboard promoting its U.S. release graced L.A.'s Sunset Strip. The road movie follows Bud (Gallo) as he drives across the country to California, communicating with strangers encountered along the way. The trip culminates in a lengthy encounter with Daisy (Chloe Sevigny), the only girl Bud has ever loved. As the catalogue for last year's Toronto Film Festival remarkably understated, The Brown Bunny is "certainly not for everyone, but it wonít be forgotten by anyone brave or curious enough to take the trip." (92 mins.)


support credits

Season support provided by the Rohauer Collection Foundation and the Corporate Annual Fund of the Wexner Center Foundation.

Contemporary films, international films, and visiting filmmakers presented with support from the Ohio Arts Council.