I have been a huge fan of Danish auteur Nicholas Winding Refn ever since I caught PUSHER (1996) on a late night cable channel in the late 90's. The critically acclaimed PUSHER trilogy alongside more recent efforts such as the hellishly extravagant and decadent prison biopic - BRONSON (2008) & the ultra-minimalistic Viking-themed mindfuck - VALHALLA RISING (2009), propelled Refn into indie stardom and it was only a matter of time before Hollywood took notice of him.
DRIVE is a minimalistic thriller starring Ryan Gosling as the nameless Driver, Carey Mulligan, Albert Brooks, Ron Perlman, Bryan Cranston, Christina Hendricks and Oscar Isaacs. The film made it in the Official Selection at this years Cannes Film Festival, which in itself speaks volumes about the quality of the flick. I certainly hope so.
Here is a brief synopsis courtesy via Twitchfilm.com/Cannes Film Festival:
DRIVE is the story of a Hollywood stunt driver by day, a loner by nature who moonlights as a top-notch getaway driver-for-hire in the criminal underworld. He finds himself a target for some of LA's most dangerous men after agreeing to aid the husband of his beautiful neighbor, Irene. When the job goes dangerously awry, the only way he can keep Irene and her son alive is to do what he does best - drive.
Here is the first officially released snippet of the film (via Twitchfilm.com):
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