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Night on Earth

France, United Kingdom, Germany, Japan, United States

1991

128 Min
Color
1.78:1
Finnish, French, Italian, English
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DIR Jim Jarmusch

EXEC Jim Stark

PROD Jim Jarmusch

SCR Jim Jarmusch

DP Frederick Elmes

CAST Gena Rowlands, Winona Ryder, Armin Mueller-Stahl, Béatrice Dalle, Roberto Benigni, Rosie Perez, Giancarlo Esposito, Isaach de Bankolé, Matti Pellonpää, Paolo Bonacelli, Lisanne Falk

ED Jay Rabinowitz

MUSIC Tom Waits, Kathleen Brennan

SOUND Anthony J. Ciccolini III

Synopsis

Five cities. Five taxicabs. A multitude of strangers in the night. Jim Jarmusch assembled an extraordinary international cast of actors (including Gena Rowlands, Winona Ryder, Armin Mueller-Stahl, Beatrice Dalle, and Roberto Benigni) for this hilarious quintet of tales of urban displacement and existential angst, spanning time zones, continents, and languages. Jarmusch’s lovingly askew view of humanity from the passenger seat makes for one of his most charming and beloved films. —The Criterion Collection

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Jim Jarmusch

With his trademark shock of white hair and ultra-cool rock star persona, Jim Jarmusch is the archetypal auteur of American independent film. Born on January 22, 1953, in Akron, OH, Jarmusch was the son of a former film critic for the Akron Beacon Journal. In University, he went to Paris as an exchange student and spend most of his time at the Parisian Cinemas. Upon his return to New York, Jarmusch transferred to Columbia University, where, though he eventually received a degree in English literature. With no film experience, he was accepted into New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts and soon found himself a teaching assistant to legendary maverick filmmaker Nicholas Ray. Ray helped him get funding for his thesis project, Permanent Vacation (1980). Though the film was later released to critical acclaim, his professors were underwhelmed by his final project and Jarmusch never got a degree from N.Y.U.

Jarmusch’s break came with his next film; the 30-minute short eventually… read more

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AyynaMkay

8Apr12

beautifully done. the script and dialogues are of kinds that tarantino might have come up with. other than that, i like these sort of movies as in my view they breathe in some way, you can almost taste every scene. i know there are lots of 'some' words in my text, but i think this word suits the movie just well.

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Lu Andreas

8Mar12

Helmut Grokenberger!

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bagadefente

27Jan12

Nada como uma boa idéia simples recheada com ótimos diálogos entrecortados por uma trilha idem. Menos é mais.

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fleshwolrd

25Jan12

they all like their jobs

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By Mugino on September 26, 2009

I have an affinity for anthologies of shorts, although I can’t really say why, because the weaker stories always tend to outnumber the few that shine. It frequently results in a disjointed experience…  read review

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