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Stranger Than Paradise
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Stranger Than Paradise is a 1984 black-and-white film written, directed and edited by Jim Jarmusch, with cinematography by Tom DiCillo and music by John Lurie, who also appears in the cast alongside Eszter Balint, Richard Edson and Rammellzee. Produced by Sara Driver, it was made in the United States and Germany and is set in the 1980s, with both its narrative and its filming taking place in New York City, Cleveland and Florida.
Classified as a buddy film, drama film, comedy film and road movie, it addresses the main subjects of human bonding and the culture of the United States. The film received the Golden Leopard and was distributed by The Samuel Goldwyn Company and Netflix in video on demand format.
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Film · TMDB
7.2New York layabout Willie forms an unexpected bond with his young Hungarian cousin Eva when she pays him a surprise visit. Later, Eva moves in with their aunt in Cleveland, and Willie takes his best friend Eddie to see her—a visit that culminates in a strange, eventful trip to Florida.
Cast
- John Lurie as Willie
- Eszter Balint as Eva
- Richard Edson as Eddie
- Cecillia Stark as Aunt Lotte
- Danny Rosen as Billy
- Rammellzee as Man with money
Themes
- bet
- florida
- new york city
- immigrant
- friendship
- card game
- horse race
- hungary
- american dream
- road movie
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Ratings
IMDb
7.4/10
42,727 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
100%
Metacritic
86/100
- Year
- 1984
- Runtime
- 89 min
- Genres
- Comedy, Drama
- Rated
- R
- Awards
- 8 wins & 2 nominations total
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Key facts
- Directed by
- Jim Jarmusch
- Written by
- Jim Jarmusch, John Lurie
- Produced by
- Sara Driver
- Starring
- John Lurie , Eszter Balint , Richard Edson , Cecillia Stark
- Cinematography
- Tom DiCillo
- Edited by
- Jim Jarmusch, Melody London
- Music by
- John Lurie
- Production company
- Cinesthesia Productions Inc.
- Distributed by
- The Samuel Goldwyn Company
- Release date
- October 1, 1984 ( 1984-10-01 )
- Running time
- 89 minutes
- Country
- United States
- Languages
- English, Hungarian
- Budget
- US$ 100,000
- Box office
- $2,436,000
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Part of
- National Film Registry
- Award
- Golden Leopard
- Genre
- road movie
- Country of origin
- Germany
- Original language
- English language
- Main subject
- culture of the United States
- Director
- Jim Jarmusch
- Screenwriter
- Jim Jarmusch
- Composer
- John Lurie
- Producer
- Sara Driver
- Cinematographer
- Tom DiCillo
- Narrative location
- Florida
- Filming location
- Florida
- Duration
- 88
- FilmAffinity ID
- 241461
- Performer
- John Lurie
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- film editor
- Jim Jarmusch
- publication date
- 1984-00-00
- title
- Stranger than Paradise
- distributed by
- Netflix
- color
- black-and-white
- set in period
- 1980s
- review score
- 100%
- budget
- 100000
- box office
- 2436000
Sources (15)
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Encyclopedic overview
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. It features a minimalist plot in which the main character, Willie, is visited by Eva, his cousin from Hungary. Eva stays with him for ten days before going to Cleveland. Willie and his friend Eddie go to Cleveland to visit her, and the three then take a trip to Florida. The film is shot entirely in single long takes with no standard coverage.
Plot
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