Jarmusch Jim, an American film director, screenwriter, musician, was born January 22, 1953 in the small town of Akron, Ohio. After graduating from school in 1971, he entered the Department of Journalism at the University of Chicago. After Jim Jarmusch transferred to the department of English literature, he had to continue his education in Paris. In France, the future director and "sick" with cinema, which subsequently will become for him the meaning of his life.
Return
A year later, Jarmusch Jim returned to America and again transferred, this time to Columbia University, where he was soon awarded a bachelor's degree in literature. Then he moved to New York and entered the university, at the School of Cinema department. There, fate brought Jarmusch with the famous director Nicholas Ray, for whom Jim later became a faithful assistant.
Director Ray was ill with cancer at that time, and one day he was visited by the thought of creating a movie that would reflect the whole process of his passing away, long and painful. Filming began, and since it was the first cinematic experience for Jarmusch, the film about the death of a friend became his debut. "Lightning over water" - this is the name given to this requiem movie. Director Wim Wenders also took part in the production.
"Attempt at writing"
Around the same time, Jarmusch Jim began making his first author's film, entitled "Holidays Without End." A picture with a microscopic budget of 15 thousand dollars was released and received good reviews.
Jarmusch Jim created his second film, Stranger Than Heaven, in 1984. The picture was associated with his thesis on Hungarian immigrants. The film, shot in the genre of chronicles documentary, was called "New World".
Director style
Initially, Jim Jarmusch, whose films were noticeably different from other films shot in Hollywood, was a supporter of the so-called independent cinema. He makes several films in his own way, including Mysterious Train and Outlaw. These two films, together with "More Strange Than in Paradise," made up a kind of trilogy that represents America through the eyes of a foreigner.
In 1986, Jarmusch released a six-minute video "Coffee and Cigarettes" with the participation of two popular actors, Stephen Wright and Roberto Benigni, who drink coffee and smoke cigarettes under a quiet intimate conversation. It turned out a finished commercial, but Jim Jarmusch did not sell it, but laid the foundation for a series of 11 short stories in which famous actors communicate under coffee and cigarettes.
Mystery and parodies
Jarmusch is known for his ability to make compilation films from several scenes. For example, the film "Night on Earth", released in 1991, consists of five small stories on the theme "Night, City, Taxi". The film tells about five cities in different parts of the world, about five random encounters, and all this is presented with kind, a little sad humor.
In 1995, the director made the film "Dead" in the mystical western genre. The film did not receive a proper rating, and only a few years later at the Cannes Film Festival critics gave a positive review.
In the film "The Way of the Samurai," Jarmusch parodies gangster fighters. This film was the first sign in a series of films on a Japanese theme. Edward Zwick, Rob Marshall, Quentin Tarantino, Sofia Coppola followed their work on the Land of the Rising Sun and presented it to the audience following Jim Jarmusch. This fact suggests that directors of independent cinema, which Jarmusch is, often become pioneers of new solutions in cinematic art.
Looking for new
In 2005, the director began to lean towards the mainstream, his marginal protagonists gave way to successful personalities. The film "Broken Flowers" has become a prime example of a new style. The main character, a successful programmer Don Johnston (played by Bill Murray), is trying to find the alleged mother of his unexpectedly announced son. To do this, he recalls all his mistresses and begins to systematically visit them. For "Broken Flowers" Jarmusch received the Grand Prize of the Cannes Film Festival.
Jim Jarmusch: filmography
During his career, the director shot about twenty full-length films and several small stories. The following is a list of films created by Jarmusch:
- "Joe Strummer: The Future is a Blank Slate," 2007;
- "Wii-pi", the film was shot in 2002;
- "Man of Cannes", a picture created in 1996;
- Honed Blade, 1996;
- "With despondency in the face", the film was shot in 1995;
- "Iron Riders", created in 1994;
- "In the Soup", was released in 1992;
- "Golden Boat", the film was shot in 1990;
- "Leningrad Cowboys in America", the picture was created in 1989;
- Lollipop Mountain, 1988;
- "Helsinki - Naples", the film was shot in 1987;
- Straight to Hell, 1987;
- "American Autobahn", a picture created in 1984;
- Freilaine Berlin, 1983 film.
Currently, Jim Jarmusch, whose filmography continues to replenish with new paintings, is working on the next film project.