The godfather of cool finally explains why he's always wearing those sunglasses.
Independent filmmaker Jim Jarmusch talks at length about his journey from Akron, Ohio to Cannes, France, via punk-rock period New York in the late seventies. He recounts how his first film “Permanent Vacation” (1980) was made and how the singular chain of circumstances, friends and collaborators created "Stranger Than Paradise" (1984), “Down By Law” (1986), “Mystery Train” (1989), “Night On Earth” (1991), “Dead Man” (1995), “Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai” (1999), "Coffee and Cigarettes" (2003) and "Broken Flowers" (2005).
Direction
Mabey lets Jarmusch ramble gloriously uninterrupted.
Production
Intimate single-location shoot feels like eavesdropping.
Writing
Jarmusch's anecdotes are better scripted than most films.
Director
Stuart Mabey
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The title comes from Jarmusch's actual quote about finding creative inspiration in anonymous public transit—he wrote much of Night On Earth on subway rides.
Jarmusch's repeated insistence that he's 'not a professional' filmmaker while sitting in what appears to be a very expensive loft perfectly encapsulates his entire career's tension between anti-establishment posturing and actual success.
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