Jim jarmuschs globetrotting study of five cab rides taking place at the same time in five different cities gets a fresh presentation on dvd in this excellent release from the criterion collection, created with the participation and approval. As the opening credits for night on earth begin to roll, we are informed that the film is a locus solus production. Throughout, though, there are moments that catch you delightfully off guard. In helsinki, jarmusch closes his film with the flimsiest of the set as a depressed driver matti pellonpaa tells a horrific story to his passengers all recently laid off, delivering a. The films five sections take place in as many taxicabs, in as many cities namely. Night on earth by jim jarmusch jim jarmusch, winona ryder.
Night on earth jim jarmusch, 1991 forrest in focus. Part of the films of jim jarmusch every thursday in september. At first glance, night on earth may appear to be the most exemplary film in jim jarmuschs career. In a hypothetical graphical representation of the plot of the film, blue moon would be the point where all the lines meet in a specific point. One of jarmuschs warmest films, night on earth veers from broad comedy to more sober territory with its set of five taxicab vignettes in l. The liveliest episode is followed by the dreariest. I like all of jim jarmuschs films, but night on earth is probably my favourite. Night on earth is the fifth feature film directed by jim jarmusch, and it was released in 1991.
The 15 most memorable songs used in jim jarmusch movies. Much of night on earth creates the same kind of lonely, elegaic, romantic mood as mystery train, his film about wanderers in nighttime memphis. During the late 70s in new york, anything seemed possible. Alle episoden spielen in einem taxi, zeitgleich in derselben nacht, jedoch in funf unterschiedlichen stadten. The helsinki story is jim jarmuschs tribute to their filmmaking. Jarmusch s direction is so interesting and always keeps you guessing. For jim jarmusch, it was just this sort of reflection on the intimacy between a taxi driver and their passengers that provided the inspiration for his 1991 film night on earth.
Night on earth regt dazu an, geschichten weiter zu denken. The plot is nonexistent, so you just get to revel in these intimate character interactions. Jim jarmusch assembled an extraordinary international cast of actors for this hilarious quintet of tales of urban displacement and existential angst, spanning time zones, continents, and languages. Night on earth jim jarmuschs existential comedy night on earth is an easytotake followup to his previous pic mystery train. With winona ryder, gena rowlands, lisanne falk, alan randolph scott. Well told, engaging and often involving regular jarmusch collaborators, all give a great sense of place, but the stand out is the hilarious, obscene story in which shameless roman cabbie roberto benigni confesses his sins to his fare an increasingly. An anthology of 5 different cab drivers in 5 american and european cities and their remarkable fares on the same eventful night. The film has issues that are common of most anthologies. Jan 14, 2020 written in little over a week in the wake of another project falling through, 1991s night on earth found jim jarmusch taking the basic conceit of his previous film, mystery train 1990, and expanding upon it both structurally and geographicallywhile its predecessor offered up three stories taking place in and around a memphis motel over.
A curious name, no doubt unfamiliar to most people, but one that reveals a great deal about jim jarmuschs sensibilitywhat might. Jim jarmusch interview conducted upon the release of night on earth with his deep voice and deadpan delivery, jim jarmuschs voice sounds more like that of a network news anchor than a prolific, internationally known writerdirector and domestic cult figure. Winona ryder and gena rowlands in night on earth 1991 night on earth 1991. Jul 19, 2019 in helsinki, jarmusch closes his film with the flimsiest of the set as a depressed driver matti pellonpaa tells a horrific story to his passengers all recently laid off, delivering a grade. Jim jarmusch s hilarious dramatic comedy night on earth 1991 is a haze of clever script writing and beautiful cinematography. All jim jarmusch movies ranked from worst to best. In night on earth, jim jarmusch assembled an extraordinary international cast of actors for a hilarious quintet of taxibased tales of urban displacement and existential angst, spanning time zones, continents and languages. Night on earth 1991 an enjoyable omnibus, each story occurs in the evening, in taxis all over the world. This quality is caught instinctively by jim jarmusch already in the. His filmography includes twelve feature films, two documentaries, six music videos and four short films. It is a collection of five vignettes, taking place during the same night, concerning the temporary bond formed between taxi driver and passenger in five cities.
Jim jarmusch assembled an extraordinary international cast of actors including gena rowlands, winona ryder, armin muellerstahl, beatrice dalle, and roberto benigni for this hilarious quintet of tales of urban displacement and existential angst, spanning time zones, continents, and languages. An absolute delight of a gem starring a young winona ryder as well as an amazing cast. Taking a ride with jim jarmuschs night on earth the spool. Each section focuses on the brief relationship which develops between a taxi driver and hisher passengers as they drive. Finnish workers tell each other stories from their lives, each trying to tell the saddest. Synopsis a collection of five stories involving cab drivers from five different cities. The film s five sections take place in as many taxicabs, in as many cities namely.
Jim jarmuschs brilliant 1991 flick night on earth is a gritty, raw look into snapshots of the lives of drivers and their passengers, all told on one night in cities all over the world. Beginning with an outerspace shot gradually zeroing in. For january were celebrating the work of godfather of independent film jim jarmusch. I always love character studies and this is like having five, minicharacter studies in one film. Night on earth by jim jarmusch, short paris scene hd duration. Jim jarmuschs around the world anthology night on earth is a flawed. Screening with jarmuschs music video for tom waitss i dont wanna grow up 3m. Five taxis, five different cities, all dealing with passengers and drivers at the same time of the same night. In addition, jarmusch has worked on several other films, and has appeared on screen on multiple occasions as an actor and as himself. The original title of the film was all small characters lanewyorkparisromehelsinki. Jim jarmusch celebrity profile check out the latest jim jarmusch photo gallery, biography, pics, pictures, interviews, news, forums and blogs at rotten tomatoes. In night on earth selected theaters, jim jarmusch gives us five different, selfcontained episodes in five taxis in five cities on one night.
Each of jarmuschs films leading up to night on earth had dealt to some degree with urban disconnect and the possibility of crosscultural communicationa tendency that climaxed with this set of five taxicab vignettes set in l. Arguably jim jarmuschs best film, it tells the story of 5 different places at night from the perspective of cab drivers and their passengers. In night on earth, jim jarmusch assembled an extraordinary international cast of actors for a hilarious quintet of. Helsinki mood night on earth, 1991 tom waits composed the soundtrack for the film night on earth, and the instrumental piece helsinki mood reaches a peak in morose, late night, drunken sadness. But as always, in a jim jarmusch film, the characters themselves are so. Jim jarmusch entwirft in durchgangig lakonischem grundton. He shows us things that no finnish film has ever thought of, and yet, by a strange. Night on earth 1992 written, directed and produced by. Night on earth 1991 recommended by agoodmovietowatch. Night on earth, jarmuschs first oneman omnibus film from 1991, isnt one of his best films, but neither is it his worst.
Music, to jarmusch, is the place where all things flow. Night on earth 1991 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Permanent vacation was jarmuschs final year university project, and while it never got a theatrical release, its an enjoyable detour displaying the wry emotion and urban ambient of his most personal and venerated works. Night on earth is a 1991 art comedydrama film written and directed by jim jarmusch. They formed a friendship and jarmusch became his assistant for the making of a film.
And in helsinki, on the edge of a cold winter dawn, its a tossup whether the passengers or the drivers have a more tragic story to tell. Night on earth 1991 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. It was really cold and we were out all night and it was really not an easy film to. Jarmuschs lovingly askew view of humanity from the passenger seat makes for one of his most charming and beloved. In it, there are five episodes unrelated to each other and set in various parts of the world. The 15 most memorable songs used in jim jarmusch movies the 15 most memorable songs used in jim jarmusch movies. Spanning time zones, continents, and languages, night on earth winds its course. Jarmuschs 1991 anthology film night on earth is a sampler of his best and more mediocre instincts, an example of a production being less than the sum of its parts. Its bars, its bodegas and its pavement make up his home, his office and his hangout. Jarmusch s lovingly askew view of humanity from the passenger seat makes for one of his most charming and beloved films. On a recent night on planet jarmusch, the streets are quiet and. Apr 30, 1992 jim jarmusch s planet is the lower east side.
Jim jarmusch s globetrotting study of five cab rides taking place at the same time in five different cities gets a fresh presentation on dvd in this excellent release from the criterion collection, created with the participation and approval of the filmmaker. Well told, engaging and often involving regular jarmusch collaborators, all give a great sense of place, but the stand out is the hilarious, obscene story in which shameless roman cabbie roberto benigni confesses his sins to his fare an. Its a pretty auspicious kickoff, because night on earth definitely holds up if youre looking for an introduction to jarmuschs work, this seems fine. Jim jarmusch is an american independent filmmaker and screenwriter. All jim jarmusch movies ranked from worst to best taste. Night on earth dawdles a bit, and a couple of the segments, notably the one in helsinki, feel like halfbaked epiphanies. We are in the fifth and last episode of night on earth, our aroundtheworld trip in which the magnificent visions of phileas fogg are replaced by a normalcy only jim jarmusch can providethe drabbest of taxi trips as identical as to be interchangeable, now at the extreme of their dullness in a helsinki that is almost a parody of an ex. How did you decide on the cities to use in night on earth. Jim jarmusch ist ein meister des episodenfilmes, was er mit night on earth einmal mehr eindrucklich beweist. Jim jarmusch assembled an extraordinary international cast of actors including.
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