James Robert Jarmusch

James Robert Jarmusch has been a major proponent of independent cinema since the 1980s, directing such films as Stranger Than Paradise (1984),

an absurdist comedy film written and directed by American director Jim Jarmusch in 1984

Stranger Than Paradise is an absurdist comedy film written and directed by American director Jim Jarmusch in 1984.

a 1984 American black-and-white absurdist/deadpan comedy film, written, directed, and co-edited by Jim Jarmusch and starring jazz musician John Lurie, former Sonic Youth drummer-turned-actor Richard Edson, and Hungarian-born actress Eszter Balint

Stranger Than Paradise is a 1984 American black-and-white absurdist/deadpan comedy film, written, directed, and co-edited by Jim Jarmusch and starring jazz musician John Lurie, former Sonic Youth drummer-turned-actor Richard Edson, and Hungarian-born actress Eszter Balint.

Indie filmmaker Jim Jarmusch

Indie filmmaker Jim Jarmusch has directed films such as Stranger Than Paradise, Coffee and Cigarettes, and The Dead Don't Die.

jazz musician John Lurie , former Sonic Youth drummer-turned-actor Richard Edson, and Hungarian-born actress Eszter Balint

Stranger Than Paradise is a 1984 American black-and-white absurdist/deadpan comedy film, written, directed, and co-edited by Jim Jarmusch and starring jazz musician John Lurie, former Sonic Youth drummer-turned-actor Richard Edson, and Hungarian-born actress Eszter Balint.

jazz musician John Lurie , former Sonic Youth drummer-turned-actor Richard Edson, and Hungarian-born actress and violinist Eszter Balint

Stranger Than Paradise is a 1984 American black-and-white absurdist deadpan comedy film, co-written, directed and co-edited by Jim Jarmusch, and starring jazz musician John Lurie, former Sonic Youth drummer-turned-actor Richard Edson, and Hungarian-born actress and violinist Eszter Balint.

Jim Jarmusch’s second film and also one of the first independent American films to receive widespread attention and acclaim

Stranger Than Paradise was Jim Jarmusch’s second film and also one of the first independent American films to receive widespread attention and acclaim.

Jarmusch’s second feature film after the writer/director Jim Jarmusch's NYU thesis in 1980 Permanent Vacation

Stranger Than Paradise was Jarmusch’s second feature film after the writer/director Jim Jarmusch's NYU thesis Permanent Vacation in 1980.

Jim Jarmusch's next feature,

Although Jim Jarmusch already had Jim Jarmusch's barely seen student thesis film Permanent Vacation (1980) to Jim Jarmusch's name, his name was Jim Jarmusch's next feature, Stranger Than Paradise, that would launch Jim Jarmusch into the rarefied pantheon of great independent directors.

an ironic and weird tale of emptiness and boredom by Jim Jarmusch

Stranger than Paradise' is an ironic and weird tale of emptiness and boredom by Jim Jarmusch, filmed in black and white and divided in three segments (acts).

Clevelander Jim Jarmusch's critically acclaimed independent film

Clevelander Jim Jarmusch's critically acclaimed independent film Stranger Than Paradise (1984)—a deadpan comedy about two New Yorkers who travel to Florida by way of Cleveland—was a favorite of the Cannes Film Festival, winning the Caméra d'Or.

only the second movie directed by Jim Jarmusch

Stranger than Paradise was only the second movie directed by Jim Jarmusch, but you can hardly tell.

Jim Jarmusch's one-of-a-kind minimalist masterpiece

With its delicate humor and dramatic nonchalance, Jim Jarmusch's one-of-a-kind minimalist masterpiece, Stranger Than Paradise, forever transformed the landscape of American independent cinema.

Independent filmmaker Jim Jarmusch

Independent filmmaker Jim Jarmusch began Independent filmmaker Jim Jarmusch's career with critical acclaim for Independent filmmaker Jim Jarmusch's 1984 feature Stranger Than Paradise.

from Jim Jarmusch’s film of the same title

Stranger Than Paradise is taken from Jim Jarmusch’s film of the same title in 1984.

Akron-born director-writer Jim Jarmusch

Akron-born director-writer Jim Jarmusch (Broken Flowers, Stranger Than Paradise) isn't the first guy you would think would make a vampire movie.

Jim Jarmusch's unique

Jim Jarmusch's unique approach to movie making jump-started the low-budget American independent film movement with Stranger Than Paradise, which won the Camera d'Or for best first feature at the Cannes Film Festival.

the first film by Jim Jarmusch that I saw and I saw times in a theatre, which was wonderful as the grainy black and white images are perfect for the big screen.

Stranger Than Paradise is the first film by Jim Jarmusch that I saw and I saw times in a theatre, which was wonderful as the grainy black and white images are perfect for the big screen.

Jim Jarmusch the long-gestating feature Jim Jarmusch ’d expanded from a half-hour short of the same name

In 1984, Jim Jarmusch finished Stranger Than Paradise, the long-gestating feature Jim Jarmusch ’d expanded from a half-hour short of the same name.

Some of Jim Jarmusch's classic works

Some of Jim Jarmusch's classic works include Stranger Than Paradise (1984), Dead Man (1995) and,