Paterson jim jarmusch movie

Ive watched and enjoyed other jim jarmusch films and i happened upon paterson when i was looking for golshifteh farahani films on amazon. Indie cult film director jim jarmusch s latest feature is paterson a movie about a poetry writing bus driver named paterson played by adam driver. A movie about art, creation and how images become words and vice versa, paterson seems deceptively simple. Dec 30, 2016 jim jarmusch is among the rarest and most precious filmmakers of our time, because, at his bestas he is in his new film, patersonhe conjures an entire world of his own imagination. Filmmaker jim jarmusch illustrates the poetic nature of even the most mundane of lives in the spellbinding paterson.

Jim jarmusch s paterson is a cerebral examination of the contemplative man. Paterson movie clip love poem 2016 adam driver movie duration. But in writerdirector jim jarmuschs hands, paterson is a fascinating and enthralling film that finds magic in. Adam driver and golshifteh farahani in jim jarmuschs film paterson. Jim jarmusch on paterson and the exuberance of poetry time. Paterson best quotes without love, what reason is there for anything. Paterson adds another refreshingly unvarnished entry to jim jarmuschs. The way of the samurai 1999, coffee and cigarettes 2003. Nov 24, 2016 s lowly but surely, the gentleness of jim jarmuschs lovely new film steals up on you. A week in the life of paterson, a poet bus driver, and his wife laura, a very creative artist, who live in paterson, new jersey, hometown of many famous poets and artists.

The story has a slow and deliberate pace, much like the bus driven by adam drivers character as he watches the world unfold before him, using what he sees and hears and feels as inspiration for the poems he jim jarmusch s paterson is a cerebral examination of the contemplative man. Its a prescribed existence, but not an unhappy one. With adam driver, golshifteh farahani, nellie, rizwan manji. I cant remember when i last saw a movie whose adult characters. A quiet observation of the triumphs and defeats of daily life, along with the poetry evident in its smallest details. Paterson was selected to compete for the palme dor at the 2016 cannes film festival, where it won. The film stars adam driver as a bus driver and poet named paterson, and golshifteh farahani as his wife, who dreams of being a country music star and opening a cupcake business.

Sep 30, 2016 a movie directed by jim jarmusch cast. Paterson adds another refreshingly unvarnished entry to jim jarmuschs filmography and another outstanding performance to adam drivers career credits. Adam driver, gangly millennial prince, plays paterson from paterson, new jersey, a bus driver who moonlights as a poet. To describe paterson, the new film by jim jarmusch, is to risk making it sound both cutesy and condescending. Every day, he adheres to a simple routine of driving his daily route, where he observes the city as it drifts across his windshield, overhearing fragments of the conversations that swirl around him. In jim jarmuschs outstanding film paterson, a poet named paterson. Indie cult film director jim jarmuschs latest feature is paterson a movie about a poetry writing bus driver named paterson played by adam driver. Paterson official trailer 1 2016 adam driver movie youtube. Jim jarmusch s 2016 film is set in paterson, new jersey, where a bus driver also named paterson lives. With paterson, jim jarmusch makes a beguiling foray into. Every jim jarmusch movie, ranked from worst to best. It is a meticulously composed movie, shot beautifully by frederick elmes. Jan 05, 2017 in fact, hes a driver in paterson, played by a driver as paterson, a nifty example of the motif of twins and doubles that jarmusch plays with throughout a movie whose circular structure begins. Jim jarmuschs new stooges doc is as scuzzy as the band itself november 1, 2016 by alex rose gimme danger documents the legendary protopunk act led by iggy pop.

I was drawn there by william carlos williams, a doctor and a poet whose work i liked. James robert jarmusch born january 22, 1953 is an american film director, screenwriter, actor, producer, editor, and composer. Jim jarmusch celebrity profile check out the latest jim jarmusch photo gallery, biography. Dec 27, 2016 but if the movie were merely an exercise in jarmuschs fancy, it would be a pleasurable thing.

Jim jarmusch scores with tribute to poetry all around us indiefilm legend and adam driver turn deadpan comedy about a new. Jim jarmusch s paterson and the myth of the solitary artist jim jarmusch is among the rarest and most precious filmmakers of our time, because, at his bestas he is in his new film, patersonhe. Jim jarmusch delivers one of 2016s best movies nov 17, 2016. Dec 28, 2016 i was not familiar with independent film icon jim jarmuschs oeuvre before walking into paterson.

Drivers delicate performance as a poetic bus driver in jim jarmuschs delightfully unironic film is far, far away from his star wars persona. In jim jarmuschs outstanding film paterson, a poet named paterson who drives a new jersey transit bus in paterson, new jersey spends his days in the same simple rhythm of work and home. Paterson, jim jarmuschs wonderfully serene and beguiling new movie, unfolds as a series of verbal jokes so deadpan theyre almost subliminal. The film stars adam driver as a bus driver and poet named paterson, and golshifteh. Jim jarmuschs paterson and the myth of the solitary artist. A love poem to poetry, from director jim jarmusch patersons main character is a bus driver who writes poetry on his lunch breaks.

Whats so refreshing and instantly lovable about paterson is its dogged determination to avoid conflict for its protagonist, the titular, mildmannered. Paterson, the quietly philosophical tale of a busdriving poet, is one. Patersons life seems like it would be pretty dull to live, let alone watch in a movie. My mama used to say that americas the big melting pot. And since ive gotten so used to dark, ontheedgeofyourseat film craft, i was halfexpecting paterson to go crazy, drive his bus into innocent bystanders and have the rest of the movie become some sort of gritty courtroom drama. Paterson adds another refreshingly unvarnished entry to jim jarmusch s filmography and another outstanding performance to adam drivers career credits. The film quietly observes the triumphs and defeats of daily life, along with the poetry. Paterson adam driver is a bus driver in the city of paterson, new jersey they share the name.

Method man in paterson 2016 adam driver in paterson 2016 nellie in paterson 2016 jim jarmusch at an. Jan 18, 2017 poetry flows through jim jarmuschs latest film, paterson, in much the same way that the passaic river winds through the titular new jersey city, before gracefully dropping over the great. Paterson in jim jarmuschs paterson, adam driver plays a new jersey bus driver who is secretly a poet. If the wordplay of that setup doesnt make you gag even the casting is a pun, theres the implied novelty of the premise. But the movie is prose more than it is jarmusch poetry. In jim jarmuschs paterson, a meditative flow of words. Adam driver mellows out in jim jarmuschs beautiful. It was the first film with an english speaking part that i have seen golshifteh farahani in. Paterson best quotes, which includes your poetry is really good, and someday you might let the world read it. Drama written and directed by jim jarmusch which follows paterson adam driver is a bus driver in the city of paterson, new jersey. Jim jarmusch, ron padgett and the sublime poetry of paterson.

Jim jarmuschs paterson and the myth of the solitary. This is a quiet film that has a beauty and positive air to it that is rarely seen in films. Adam driver, goldshifteh farahani and helenjean arthur. In fact, hes a driver in paterson, played by a driver as paterson, a nifty example of the motif of twins and doubles that jarmusch plays with throughout a movie whose circular structure begins. Sometimes they appear over water, too, surfacing word by word on images of. This in spite of being shot on the streets of the new jersey city in which it. He has been a major proponent of independent cinema since the 1980s, directing such films as stranger than paradise 1984, down by law 1986, mystery train 1989, dead man 1995, ghost dog. Jim jarmusch scores with tribute to poetry all around us indiefilm legend and adam driver turn deadpan comedy about a new jersey busdriving poet into a quiet celebration. Dec 27, 2016 paterson, jim jarmuschs wonderfully serene and beguiling new movie, unfolds as a series of verbal jokes so deadpan theyre almost subliminal. Jim jarmusch talks about his new movie, paterson, and the. Adam driver finds the soulful, intricate poetry in jim. Cannes man jim jarmusch 1997 sling blade frostee cream boy 1996. Theres a line in jim jarmuschs 1986 film down by law that seems apposite in november 2016. This is the humble routine were shown over seven days in jim jarmuschs paterson, a quiet miracle of a film, and a kind of sublime minimalist poem in itself.

The dependably distinctive and rewarding jim jarmusch returns with a lovely, characteristically episodic fable about the fragile, fruitful and just occasionally. Paterson adam driver is a bus driver in the city of paterson, new jersey they share the. Paterson movie is for every poet out there, who is invariably humming the hidden metres of life. Nov 25, 2016 theres a line in jim jarmuschs 1986 film down by law that seems apposite in november 2016. Adam driver went to bus driving school for his role in the film. During his down time he also composes poetry, while his creative wife adds her touch to there modest home. Jim jarmusch is among the rarest and most precious filmmakers of our time, because, at his bestas he is in his new film, patersonhe conjures an entire world of his own imagination.

May 05, 2017 it is hard to put a movie in words when there is much to say and you know, no matter what you say, it would never be enough. A quiet observation of the triumphs and defeats of daily life. Paterson adam driver, jim jarmusch trailer youtube. In jim jarmuschs new movie paterson, theres no major action day to day, but magic is constantly bleeding in from around the edges. Poetry flows through jim jarmuschs latest film, paterson, in much the same way that the passaic river winds through the titular new jersey city, before gracefully dropping over the great. S lowly but surely, the gentleness of jim jarmuschs lovely new film steals up on you. Adam driver, golshifteh farahani, helenjean arthur paterson official trailer 1 2016 adam driver movie set in the present in. Paterson is a 2016 drama film written and directed by jim jarmusch. All jim jarmusch films ranked, from worst to best photos. Paterson is a bus driver in the city of paterson, new jerseythey share the name. The new movie written and directed by jim jarmusch is a total fantasy. Jim jarmusch, william carlos williams poem 1 more credit.

It is a movie that actually grows more enigmatic on a second viewing. The latest from the indie film legend brings him back to the. Paterson, an affectionate film that celebrates a gritty city. Jim jarmuschs paterson and the myth of the solitary artist the. Adam driver stars in a movie about the paired vocation of work and art. He writes poetry into a notebook, walks his dog, and has exactly one beer at a local bar. Jim jarmusch celebrity profile check out the latest jim jarmusch photo gallery, biography, pics, pictures, interviews, news, forums and blogs at rotten tomatoes. The indie film titan tells us all about his new movie, paterson. Funny, philosophical and profound, jim jarmuschs latest celebrates the wonder in the ordinary, and proves theres poetry to be found in all. Poems slip across the screen like water in paterson, jim jarmuschs wonderful new dispatch from jarmuschland. Dec 27, 2016 poems slip across the screen like water in paterson, jim jarmuschs wonderful new dispatch from jarmuschland.