Stranger Than Paradise (1984) | Dir. Jim Jarmusch

In this episode, we discuss Jim Jarmusch’s Stranger Than Paradise, including the film's visual style, how the film grammar supports the themes, and what differentiates Willie and Eva.

See where Stranger Than Paradise is available to watch.

Supplemental Material:

• The Criterion Collection's Stranger Than Paradise Blu-ray

• Stranger Than Paradise (The Criterion Channel)

• Stranger Than Paradise: Enter Jarmusch by Geoff Andrew

• Paradise Regained by J. Hoberman

Additional Audio Sources:

• Stranger Than Paradise Trailer (from The Criterion Collection's Blu-ray)

• The Criterion Collection's Stranger Than Paradise Blu-ray

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