Stranger than Paradise (1984)

Stranger than Paradise: Directed by Jim Jarmusch. With John Lurie, Eszter Balint, Richard Edson, Cecillia Stark. A New Yorker’s life is thrown into a tailspin when his younger cousin surprise-visits him, starting a strange, unpredictable adventure.

“Reading over the comments so far, it seems that most people think this film is great, with a rare few criticizing it for being a boring u0026#39;student-filmu0026#39;.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003ePeople, this is for sure not a film for those whou0026#39;ve been brutalized by too much Hollywood cinema – itu0026#39;s a quiet movie that you absorb slowly. Itu0026#39;s very well done and quite absorbing. Sure it makes me think of so-called student-films (my brother is in film school), but thatu0026#39;s not to say itu0026#39;s not a damn good one. Thereu0026#39;s something to be said for beautiful photography (the black and white images go so well with the feelings of emptiness and coldness) and the search for a meaning in life. These people are desperately in need of meaning and affection, none of which they seem to be able to find – or give. This is a movie about that desperate search.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eAnd itu0026#39;s well worth seeing – for those with a bit of patience and artistic sensibility. Itu0026#39;s a movie about emptiness for sure, but is by no means u0026#39;boringu0026#39;. Iu0026#39;d give it 4/5 stars.”