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Jim Jarmusch

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Description for Jim Jarmusch Paperback. Series: Contemporary Film Directors. Num Pages: 200 pages, 20 photographs. BIC Classification: APFB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 142 x 210 x 13. Weight in Grams: 298.
The first major English-language study of Jarmusch

At a time when gimmicky, action-driven blockbusters ruled Hollywood, Jim Jarmusch spearheaded a boom in independent cinema by making now-classic low-budget films like Stranger than ParadiseDown by Law, and Mystery Train. Jarmusch's films focused on intimacy, character, and new takes on classical narratives. His minimal form, peculiar pacing, wry humor, and blank affect have since been adopted by directors like Sofia Coppola, Hal Hartley, Richard Linklater, and Tsai Ming-liang. 

Juan A. Suárez identifies and describes an abundance of aesthetic influences on Jarmusch, delving into the director's links to punk, Structural film, classic street photography, hip-hop, beat literature ... Read more

A volume in the series Contemporary Film Directors, edited by James R. Naremore

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Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of Illinois Press
Condition
New
Series
Contemporary Film Directors
Number of Pages
216
Place of Publication
Baltimore, United States
ISBN
9780252074431
SKU
V9780252074431
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About Juan A. Suarez
Juan A. Suárez is an associate professor of American studies and English at the University of Murcia, Spain. He is the author of Pop Modernism: Noise and the Reinvention of the Everyday and other books.  

Reviews for Jim Jarmusch
"This insightful and lively book is wonderfully freighted with information and ideas. The Jarmusch fan will find that the films are covered in appropriate depth and detail, while those interested in the place of current film within broader cultural developments will find much valuable and informative reading."
R. Barton Palmer, author of Joel and Ethan Coen "Suárez thoroughly analyzes in chronological ... Read more

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