Stranger Than Paradise

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Stranger Than Paradise is a 1984 independent black-and-white film by Jim Jarmusch, celebrated for its minimalist style, deadpan humor, and major influence on American indie cinema.

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instanceOf film
awardReceived Caméra d'Or NERFINISHED
Golden Leopard nomination
National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Film NERFINISHED
basedOn short film The New World NERFINISHED
cinematographyBy Tom DiCillo NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
director Jim Jarmusch NERFINISHED
distributionFormat theatrical release
distributor The Samuel Goldwyn Company NERFINISHED
editedBy Melody London NERFINISHED
filmingLocation Cleveland NERFINISHED
Florida NERFINISHED
New York City
format black-and-white
genre comedy-drama film
road movie
hasColorProcess black and white
hasPart One Year Later (segment)
Paradise (segment) NERFINISHED
The New World (segment) NERFINISHED
influenced 1990s American independent films
mainCharacter Eddie NERFINISHED
Eva NERFINISHED
Willie NERFINISHED
musicBy John Lurie NERFINISHED
notableFor deadpan humor
influence on American independent cinema
minimalist style
originalLanguage English
partOf American independent cinema NERFINISHED
premiereEvent Cannes Film Festival NERFINISHED
producer Rammellzee NERFINISHED
Sara Driver NERFINISHED
productionCompany Cinesthesia Productions NERFINISHED
releaseDate 1984-10-01
releaseYear 1984
runningTime 89 minutes
screenwriter Jim Jarmusch NERFINISHED
setting Cleveland NERFINISHED
Florida NERFINISHED
New York City
stars Eszter Balint NERFINISHED
John Lurie NERFINISHED
Richard Edson NERFINISHED
timePeriodOfSetting 1980s

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Jim Jarmusch notableWork Stranger Than Paradise
Jim Jarmusch directed Stranger Than Paradise
Jim Jarmusch wroteScreenplayFor Stranger Than Paradise