Stranger Than Paradise
- Jim Jarmusch
- 1984
- 1h 29m
- USA, West Germany
Having just graduated from college, and with a spare film that Wim Wenders gave him, Jim Jarmusch directs a deadpan comedy on the margins of the absurd. Through this movie’s idle route, a magnificent career officially begins.
Synopsis
New Yorker Willie and his spiteful pal Eddie, manage with cheap food and beer. Willie has an unwanted visit from Eva, his Hungarian teenage cousin, but just when he starts feeling closer to her, she dumps him for her aunt in Cleveland. In a moment of spontaneity, Willie and Eddie embark on a road trip to find Eva, after which they head to Florida to meet their destiny -or at least find relief from their constant boredom.
Caméra d'Or Award
Cannes Film Festival
1984
Best Film Award
Locarno Film Festival
1984
Prize of the Ecumenical Jury
Special Mention
Locarno Film Festival
Special Jury Recognition
Sundance Film Festival
1985