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Jim Jarmusch: Rock star director
Stories & Ideas

Tue 27 Dec 2016

Jim Jarmusch: Rock star director

Film Retrospective Talk
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Curating Jarmusch

"He looks superbly rock 'n' roll in every connotation of the word." Media Production Team Leader Richard Greenhalgh talks with Senior Film Programmer Kristy Matheson about the film season on Jim Jarmusch, his distinctive directorial approach, his fabulous cameo characters and the secret to his ageless cool look.