Stranger Than Paradise
Directed by Jim Jarmusch • 1984 • United States, Germany
Starring John Lurie, Richard Edson, Eszter Balint
With this breakout film, Jim Jarmusch established himself as one of the most exciting voices in the burgeoning independent-film scene, a road-movie poet with an affinity for Americana at its most offbeat. Jarmusch follows rootless Hungarian émigré Willie (John Lurie), his pal Eddie (Richard Edson), and his visiting sixteen-year-old cousin, Eva (Eszter Balint), as they drift from New York’s Lower East Side to the snowy expanses of Lake Erie and the drab beaches of Florida, always managing to make the least of wherever they end up. Structured as a series of master-shot vignettes etched in black and white by cinematographer Tom DiCillo, STRANGER THAN PARADISE is a nonchalant masterpiece of deadpan comedy and perfectly calibrated minimalism.
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Stranger Than Paradise
Directed by Jim Jarmusch • 1984 • United States, Germany
Starring John Lurie, Richard Edson, Eszter BalintWith this breakout film, Jim Jarmusch established himself as one of the most exciting voices in the burgeoning independent-film scene, a road-movie poet with an affinity for Americana at it...
Extras
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STRANGER THAN PARADISE Commentary
Recorded in 1996, this commentary features director Jim Jarmusch and actor Richard Edson.
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Brad Bird on STRANGER THAN PARADISE
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Sofia Coppola on STRANGER THAN PARADISE
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Paul Feig on STRANGER THAN PARADISE
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Permanent Vacation
Directed by Jim Jarmusch • 1980 • United States
Starring Chris Parker, Sara Driver, John LurieJim Jarmusch’s first feature displays the first hints of the deadpan, minimalist-cool style that he would refine in his breakthrough STRANGER THAN PARADISE. Young, alienated hipster Aloysius Christophe...
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Kino ’84: Jim Jarmusch
Martina Muller’s documentary KINO ’84: JIM JARMUSCH, produced by West German television station WDR, aired in 1984. Muller visited director Jim Jarmusch and interviewed actor Chris Parker, as well as STRANGER THAN PARADISE’s director of photography, Tom DiCillo; producer, Sara Driver; and actors ...
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Some Days in January, 1984
The following silent movie was shot and edited on Super 8 by filmmaker Tom Jarmusch, director Jim Jarmusch’s brother, during the filming of STRANGER THAN PARADISE.
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STRANGER THAN PARADISE Japanese Trailer