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Stranger Than Paradise is a 1984 American black-and-white absurdist deadpan comedy film directed, co-written and co-edited by Jim Jarmusch, and starring jazz musician John Lurie, former Sonic Youth drummer-turned-actor Richard Edson, and Hungarian-born actress and violinist Eszter Balint.
Oct 4, 1984 · A black-and-white comedy drama about a New York hipster and his cousin from Budapest on a road trip across America. See cast, crew, reviews, trivia, awards, and more on IMDb, the world's most popular and authoritative source for movie, TV and celebrity content.
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- Comedy, Drama
- Jim Jarmusch
- 1984-10-04
A black-and-white film about a Hungarian cousin's visit to New York and Florida, directed by Jim Jarmusch in 1984. The film features deadpan humor, minimalist style, and a soundtrack by John Lurie.
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New York City layabout Willie (John Lurie) and his dopey sidekick, Eddie (Richard Edson), get by on TV dinners and beer financed by haphazard card-sharking. Willie gets an unwelcome visit from his...
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- Jim Jarmusch
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- John Lurie
A 1984 indie comedy about a Hungarian immigrant and his cousin in New York. The film uses long takes, deadpan humor and a road trip to explore the American Dream and its disillusionment.
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.
A New Yorker's life is thrown into a tailspin when his younger cousin surprise-visits him, starting a strange, unpredictable adventure. A self-styled New York hipster is paid a surprise visit by his younger cousin from Budapest. From initial hostility and indifference a small degree of affection grows between the two.
