Jim Jarmusch
Jim JARMUSCH (1953, USA) lives and works in New York, and is considered one of the world’s most important independent filmmakers. His films are characterised by their minimalistic, character-driven stories, their wit and dark humour, and often feature musicians. Jarmusch graduated from Columbia University in 1975 before applying for New York University’s School of the Arts graduate film school. He was accepted despite his lack of filmmaking experience. After dropping out, he finished his first film Permanent Vacation in 1980. In 1983, a short version of Stranger Than Paradise screened at IFFR and won the KNF Award. It was then expanded into a feature-length film, which won Camera d’Or at Cannes, the Golden Leopard at Locarno and was nominated for the Grand Jury Prize at Sundance. Down by Law (1986) earned Jarmusch his first Palme d’Or nomination, and marked his first collaboration with cinematographer Robby Müller. They would also work together on Mystery Train (1989), Coffee and Cigarettes II (Memphis Version) (1989), Dead Man (1995) and Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai (1999). In 2005, Broken Flowers was awarded the Grand Prize of the Jury at Cannes. Paterson (2016) was nominated for a MovieZone Award and earned English bulldog Nellie a Palm Dog Award. The Dead Don’t Die (2019) earned Jarmusch his eight Palme d’Or nomination.
Filmography
(selection) Permanent Vacation (1980), Stranger Than Paradise (1983, short), Stranger Than Paradise (1984), Coffee and Cigarettes (1986, short), Down By Law (1986), Sightsee (1987, short), Coffee and Cigarettes II (Memphis Version) (1988, short), Mystery Train (1989), Night on Earth (1991), Coffee and Cigarettes III (Somewhere in California) (1993, short), Dead Man (1995), Year of the Horse (1997, doc), Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai (1999), Ten Minutes Older: The Trumpet (2002, co-dir, segment: Int. Trailer Night), Coffee and Cigarettes (2003), Broken Flowers (2005), The Limits of Control (2009), Only Lovers Left Alive (2013), Paterson (2016), Gimme Danger (2016, doc)
More info: Wikipedia, Jim Jarmusch
Jim Jarmusch at IFFR
-
Night on Earth
Five short ‘existential comedies’ set in Los Angeles, New York, Paris, Rome and Helsinki. Extremely comical but sometimes really sad.
Coffee and cigarettes (somewhere in California)
Iggy Pop and Tom Waits discuss life in a bar. With lots of coffee & cigarettes.
Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai
A samurai in New York. Entertaining and exciting homage to the kings of the Japanese B-film. Maybe the nicest Jarmusch ever. The protagonist is the
Only Lovers Left Alive
Having turned their backs on the world, super-cool vampires Adam and Eve (Tom Hiddleston and Tilda Swinton) spend their nights in a dilapidated hou
Living the Light – Robby Müller
Portrait of Dutch cameraman Robby Müller (1940 – 2018) with beautiful material from his personal archive and scenes from the films he sh
You Are Not I
The haunting story of a young woman who escapes from a mental hospital during the chaos of a nearby multiple-car accident.
Sleepwalk
Magic realism in 1980s Lower East Side. Dreamy No Wave cinema in which a Chinese manuscript seeps into a translator’s life.
Gimme Danger
There’s a huge contrast between the wild shows of proto-punks The Stooges in the 1970s and the homely tone with which indestructible lead sin