Stranger Than Paradise

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Isa B Stranger Than Paradise is beautiful in its simplicity. It has an excellent soundtrack, just like the Jim Jarmusch films that followed. Something that struck me about this picture, throughout the bonding phase between Willie and Eva, not a lot goes on. They smoked cigarettes and he ate TV dinners, yet I was never not entertained. The film being shot in both New York and Florida is really cool as both locations are home to me. I thoroughly enjoyed the long takes in the film. In particular, there was a nice take when they arrive at the motel in Florida, which was 3 minutes, 46 seconds. The characters are so true-to-life and the performances are so believable. I truly love this motion picture. A well-made, artistic independent film that really strikes my fancy. I like what Roger Ebert had to say about it. He said, "Stranger Than Paradise is a treasure from one end to the other. I saw it for the first time at the 1984 Cannes Film Festival, where it was having its first public showing. Half the people in the theater probably didn’t speak English, but that didn’t stop them from giving the movie a standing ovation, and it eventually won the Camera d’Or prize for the best first film. It is like no other film you’ve seen, and yet you feel right at home in it. It seems to be going nowhere, and knows every step it wants to make. It is a constant, almost kaleidoscopic experience of discovery, and we try to figure out what the film is up to and it just keeps moving steadfastly ahead, fade in, fade out, fade in, fade out, making a mountain out of a molehill." A Jim Jarmusch masterpiece, which is a must-watch for any true cinefile. 97/100 Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 06/06/25 Full Review Luca D Just another beatnik movie we're told is a masterpiece. It's just a very well shot (mostly because it's b&w) sketch of three people wandering around and stumbling over lines. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 04/27/25 Full Review Dušan A What you expect from Jarmusch - weird dialogues and weird people coming together for a good movie Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 11/13/24 Full Review Rebecca T I adore this stream-of-conscience film. If you’re ever feeling lost and uncertain about the future, this movie embodies that feeling. It just is, the epitome of no agenda. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 09/29/24 Full Review Aender S While I like Jarmusch mostly showing poor neighbourhoods in his films, this one here is rather boring. Not much is happening in it, Jarmusch has definitely shot more interesting films later on. Rated 2/5 Stars •  Rated 2 out of 5 stars 05/01/24 Full Review Talon B One of the worst films I've ever seen. Nothing happens, the ending doesn't make any sense, the characters are disgusting bozos (except the girl). Just super slow and boring. The only reason I watched it is because I absolutely love the soundtrack and I just assumed the film would be just as good but surprisingly it's not. I would recommend just listening to the soundtrack. I'm not sure how much an incredible score ended up on such a garbage film. Rated 0.5/5 Stars •  Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 02/04/24 Full Review Read all reviews

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