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focus on jim jarmusch

Jim Jarmusch

Friday 16 September - Monday 26 September

ACMI is proud to present a retrospective of the work of maverick director Jim Jarmusch, celebrating the films that have made him a figurehead of American independent cinema.

Focus on Jim Jarmusch includes four films paired with a classic and/or cult feature cited by Jarmusch as an inspiration or ideal screening companion:
Ghost Dog/Le Samourai
Dead Man/The Shooting
Down By Law/Bande à parte
Stranger Than Paradise/Shadows

Curated by Kristy Matheson

Full $13 Concession $10
Six session pass: Full $60 Concession $48

broken flowers Australian premiere of Jim Jarmusch's new film.

ghost dog: way of the samurai Jim Jarmusch's hip-hop reworking of the samurai epic and gangster movie.

le samourai Jean-Pierre Melville's tale of a lone hitman on the run from the police and the mob.

dead man Jim Jarmusch's epic Western follows William Blake (Johnny Depp) on a physical and spiritual journey through America's wild frontier country.

the shooting An ex-bounty hunter leads a woman on a mysterious quest through the Utah desert.

year of the horse Jim Jarmusch provides insight into Neil Young and Crazy Horse, their music and creative musings.

night on earth Five taxis simultaneously traverse the globe on a cold winter night.

coffee and cigarettes An eclectic mix of characters smoke cigarettes, drink coffee, and discuss everything from healthy living to caffeine popsicles.

permanent vacation Jarmusch's debut offers foresight into the themes and characters that have come to dominate his filmmaking.

mystery train Set in a dilapidated Memphis hotel, three comedic tales run concurrently over a 24-hour period.

down by law Jim Jarmusch pits thoroughly cool muscians Tom Waits and John Lurie against the cross-cultural clowning of Roberto Benigni with hilarious results.

bande à part (band of outsiders) Two luckless twenty-somethings convince a naïve beauty to help them commit robbery.

stranger than paradise A laconic comedy that heralded Jim Jarmusch as a new voice in cinema.

shadows John Cassavetes legendary film follows three outsiders living in Greenwich Village in the late 1950s.

ten minutes older: the trumpet A collection of shorts exploring the concept of 'time' with a contribution by Jim Jarmusch.

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