Stranger Than Paradise - Criterion Collection | John Lurie, Eszter Balint

Stranger Than Paradise - Criterion Collection | John Lurie, Eszter Balint | exciting film about boring people

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	Stranger Than Paradise - Criterion Collection John Lurie, Eszter Balint Criterion Collection, 2007 average customer review:based on 50 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

I saw this in Paris in the 80's, and it just clicked

I was a lonely GI living in Germany in the early 80's and was in Paris for the weekend. A Parisian couple (Great folks, I've NEVER found Parisians to be anything but nice and warm people!) invited me to the film. We saw it near the George Pomp. (I can't spell...) center and it was marvelous. Enough has been analyzed about the film, but to me it struck a personal nerve/note on items of alienation, lonliness, and finally, warmth and acceptance. Screamin' Jay Hawkins "I put a spell on you" fits so well...it was genius to place it (and the boombox, in black and white on a lonely street corner...) in the film. I even bought his albums (that I could find).
Anyway, it's a slow movie, definitely art house, but if you're in a very expat (American) mood, or halfway intelligent, you'll get it. I think it would be interesting if the director did a more updated film on Imigrants. I have a friend who's parents are from Syria, who was brought up in the U.S. He is your typical (OK, well, we're like that) American, and when cousins visit from the Middle East they're in culture shock. I think if Jim J. did something with a Middle Eastern bent it would be interesting.

Mark

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exciting film about boring people

If you have ever felt a complete stranger in a foreign country or just felt lonely (and sure you did), you'll love the film. Stranger Than Paradise is one of my Jarmusch favorites (at par with Down by Law).

Two melancholic characters, played or better said - lived - by John Lurie and Richard Edson, seem to be happy to just go with the flow without any particular purpose. But arrival of the Hungarian cousin creates purpose in their lives and makes the film very exciting. There are plenty of hilarious moments in this, in my view, very sad movie about being an outsider and feeling lonely.

5 out of 5 stars for Jim Jarmusch, John Lurie and cameraman Tom DiCillo.

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A Perfect Movie

Maybe THE perfect movie, very funny, very close to the bone & improves immensely with each viewing.

Back when hip meant wise rather than trendy, I would have tagged it the hippest.

The Real World

The real world "Gone With the Wind" & made for a few bucks. All about stuff in the heart that can't go anywhere. Willie & Eddie are the line & Eva is the light. And it's funny! Once again, let's savor Eddie's moment: This time, Eddie knows something that Willie doesn't. Willie & Eddie open a beer & Eddie gets his 15 seconds.

JIM JARMUSCH IS A HERO TO THE CINEMA WORLD

How my ratings work:
5 - I really liked/loved it
4 - I liked it
3 - Could've been better/worth a look
2 - Just didn't live up to the potential
1 - Simply aweful

Jim Jarmusch is one of my all time favorite directors. His movies have a style all their own, and you can tell he truly puts his heart and soul into all his work. It's Jarmusch who helped to move the independent revolution further to what it is today. Thank God for guys like Jim Jarmusch. Stranger Than Paradise is wonderfull: it's well acted, the cinematography is beatiful and I love that song buy the legendary Screamin' Jay Hawkins. Anyone who truly loves movies will love Stranger Than Paradise.

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