Nicholas Winding Refn, director of of critic-favorites “Bronson” and “Valhalla Rising” is at it again with “Drive”, a film that star Ryan Gosling described as a smash up of “Purple Rain” and “Blue Velvet.” The flick is currently being screened at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival.

According to the Huffington Post, “The film features Gosling as a Hollywood stuntman who works as a robbery getaway driver by night, with Mulligan playing the woman who sets one night’s run — and with it, Gosling’s life — on a very diverted path. After its Cannes showcasing, the indie thriller will hit American theaters on September 23rd.”

I’m not terribly excited about the storyline, but Gosling and Mulligan are heavy hitters nonetheless. I’ll catch this on Netflix. Cannes has got a two-minute clip of the movie.