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Stranger Than Paradise

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Stranger Than Paradise
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NR,1hr 35min
Genres:
Comedy,Drama
Released:
January 21, 2005
Director:
Jim Jarmusch
Distributor:
MGM
Starring:
John Lurie, Eszter Balint, Richard Edson  ...more
Synopsis: Although Jim Jarmusch made his directorial debut with Permanent Vacation (1982), Stranger than Paradise (1984) marked his breakthrough as a major American filmmaker. One of the most deadpan comedies ever committed to film, Stranger than Paradise suggests a Buster Keaton film written by Samuel Beckett and Jack Kerouac and directed by Andy Warhol. Willie (John Lurie) is a small-time gambler whose distant cousin Eva (Eszter Balint) is moving to America from Eastern Europe and informs him that she'll ... Full Synopsis
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Karl Williams, AMG Review
An exercise in minimalist hipster cool that entertains less because of its nothing-happens plot than its comic, avant-garde style, Stranger Than Paradise (1984) also ranks high on the list of the late twentieth century's most influential and historically important films, representing an early example of the low-budget independent wave that would dominate the cinematic marketplace a decade later. The ... Full Review
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