Review of Stranger Than Paradise (1984) by Jluis_001 — 07 May 2023
Jim Jarmusch's second feature film follows the same minimalist formula of his debut.
Stranger Than Paradise is another of those ''so-called gems'' of indie cinema that depicts with a stunning freshness and a laudable ease the zeitgeist of a generation.
Part of me might consider it a sort of twin sister to Permanent Vacation and not because they feel like such similar films because of their lighthearted plots and similar pacing, but because they both share the same intricacies and the same subtleties that despite their deceptive simplicity infuse them with a remarkable identity.
It has nothing out of the ordinary, but it's clever and above all authentic.
If you get those two elements to work properly, they will end up doing most of the work for you, and for Jarmusch it clearly proved to be true.
This review of Stranger Than Paradise (1984) was written by Jluis_001 on 07 May 2023.
Stranger Than Paradise has generally received very positive reviews.
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