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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 · Stranger Than Paradise: Directed by Jim Jarmusch. With John Lurie, Eszter Balint, Richard Edson, Cecillia Stark. A New Yorker's life is thrown into a tailspin when his younger cousin surprise-visits him, starting a strange, unpredictable adventure.
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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Stranger Than Paradise. 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.
Stranger Than Paradise (1984) Rated R. "Stranger Than Paradise" is filmed in a series of uninterrupted shots; the picture fades in, we watch the scene, and when the scene is over, there's a fade to black. Then comes the next fade-in.
Watch Now. Stranger Than Paradise (1984) R 10/01/1984 (US) Comedy , Drama 1h 26m. User. Score. What's your Vibe ? Play Trailer. A new American film. Overview. A Hungarian immigrant, his friend, and his cousin go on an unpredictable adventure across America. Jim Jarmusch.
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.
