SUN 28 Sep • Scalarama! Jim Jarmusch Double Bill STRANGER THAN PARADISE (15) 1.45 (US 1984) dir. Jim Jarmusch 87m. John Lurie, Eszter Balint, Richard Edson, Cecillia Stark, Danny Rosen, Thomas Dicillo. Welcome to the watershed! With its delicate deadpan humour and dramatic nonchalance, Jim Jarmusch’s one-of-a-kind minimalist second feature film transformed the landscape of American independent cinema forever. Rootless Hungarian émigré Willie (John Lurie), his pal Eddie (Richard Edson), and visiting sixteen-year-old cousin Eva (Eszter Balint) always manage to make the least of any situation, whether aimlessly traversing the drab interiors and environs of New York City, Cleveland, or an anonymous Florida suburb. Deceptively simple and with great understated performances, its still essential viewing. Trailer bit.ly/1vpgSiM + DOWN BY LAW (15) 3.35 (US 1986) dir. Jim Jarmusch 102m. Tom Waits, John Lurie, Roberto Benigni, Ellen Barkin, Rockets Redglare, Billie Neal. Jarmuschs second portrait of loners and misfits in the Land of the Free. When fate lands three hapless men – an unemployed disc jockey (Tom Waits), a small-time pimp (John Lurie), and a strong-willed Italian tourist (Roberto Benigni) – in a Louisiana prison, a singular adventure begins. Described by Jarmusch as a “neo-Beat noir comedy,” DOWN BY LAW is part nightmare, part fairy tale and a complete, original delight. Trailer bit.ly/1CwZnjS £10/£8 Concs
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