Video Appreciation of Strangers in Paradise

This is Jarmusch's masterpiece "Stranger in Paradise". The entire film is in black and white, with few characters, very few dialogues, and very few scenes. There seems to be no logical relationship between the paragraphs. Time just passes, and most of the time we see shots of the three protagonists sitting there with dull expressions. In the first half of the film, there is almost no drama. The three protagonists do not reveal even a little bit about their inner lives. We can only find clues about their psychology and emotions from their few actions and words. But in the last very short section of the film, the emotions accumulated in the first half of the film were vented in the dramatic changes. Ava got a large amount of money out of thin air, Ava left, and Ava is going back to Hungary. , Willy also won money, everything was great, but Ava was leaving. Willy caught up with her, and the plane took off. The two were reunited on the plane. The happy life in Hungary was in front of them. It turned out that Ava did not get on the plane. Returning to the small room and sitting on Willy's bed, she seemed to be in more pain now that she had money. The director handled these explosive scenes as calmly as in the first half. There was neither vulgar sensationalism nor deliberate avoidance. Instead, he handled the only climax in the film with a normal attitude.

"Strangers in Paradise", New York is paradise, the United States is paradise, but people who have traveled thousands of miles to immigrate to the United States are strangers in this paradise. For them, life in paradise is just watching TV, playing poker, and eating fast food, and the only jobs they can do are betting on horses and dogs. Is this really a new world? Is it really heaven?

Jarmusch’s film is simply a classic teaching material for independent films. From the subject matter, plot, characters, actors, photography, lighting, scenes, and paragraphs, almost everything saves money and can make a difference. model. Almost all the shining things in the entire film do not require much money and only require brains. Based on this, Jarmusch is a figure among American independent producers. Jarmusch formed the "Sons of Lee Marvin" with some famous musicians such as Tom Waits, Nick Cave, and John Lurie (who appeared in Jarmusch's "Eternal Vacation" and "Stranger in Paradise" and was originally a saxophonist). (The Son of Lee Marvin) fan club, they are all loyal fans of the western film Lee Marvin (Lee Marvin). As a talented director, Jarmusch also appeared as an actor in some other independently produced films, such as 1989 "Leningrad Cowboys Go America" ??(Leningrad Cowboys Go America) in 1995, and "Blue In the Face" (Blue In the Face) directed by Wang Ying in 1995.

From the time I was surprised and excited when I came into contact with Jarmusch’s strange narrative style in 1994, it has become a fashion to compose a movie with several short stories, and time has passed like this. Like decay, it infects all living substances and assimilates into fashionable decay. Jarmusch or I also fell into the huge crowd, acting and directing a play that originated from people, time and The story of time, from the reunion restaurant in "Down By Law", the hotel in "Mystery Train" or the same night in "Night to Earth", in five taxis in Los Angeles, New York, Paris, Rome, Helsinki, space With time and people, Jarmusch can always find our collapsed soul in a similar representative stillness. It is flying, the black spirit in our anxious life, tragically existing in the absurdity, and will Live on like a comedy. Jarmusch is revered as the "Grandmaster of American Independent Film."

1980 "Lighthy Over Water" (Assistant Director)

1981 "You Are Not 1" (Photography)

1982 "Fraulein Berlin" ( Actor)

1982 "Permanent Vacation" ("Eternal Vacation" is also translated as "Long Vacation")

1983 "Burroughs" (Recorder)

< p>1984 "Stranger Than Paradise" ("Stranger in Paradise")

1984 "Coffee and Cigarettes" (short film)

1986 "Down By Law"

1986 "Sleep Walk" (Photography)

1987 "Candy Mountain" (Actor)

1987 "Straight To Hell" (Actor)

1988 "All Night Love" (actor)

1988 "Coffee and Cigarettes II (Memphis Version)" (short film)

1989 "Mystery Train" ("Three "Blue Moon")

1989 "Leningrad Cowboys Go America" ??("Leningrad Cowboys Make Money")

1990 "The Golden Boat" (actor)

1991 "Night To Earth" ("The World of Night")

1992 "In the Soup" (actor)

1993 "Coffee and Cigarettes III" ( Somewhere In California)" (short film)

1993 "When the Pig Fly" (executive director)

1995 "Blue in the Face" (actor) (directed by Wang Ying ) "Smoke Variation: All the Heartfelt Feelings"

1995 "Dead Man" (starring Johnny Depp in "The Stranger")

1996 "Sling Blade" (actor)

1997 "Year of the Horse" (about Neil Young & the Crazy horse band)