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- 20th Century80s
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Down by Law, 1986
English, Italian
USA, West Germany
Profile of Down by Law
Down by Law can be described as offbeat, atmospheric, and stylized. The plot revolves around social misfits, being on the run, and misfits. Its comic aspect comes from irreverent humor. Down by Law's main genres are comedy, independent, and drama. In terms of style, it has a road movie structure and is surreal. In approach, it is realistic. Down by Law is slow paced. It is set, at least in part, in a prison. It is located in New Orleans. Down by Law takes place in the 1980s. Visually, it is black and white. The movie has received attention for being groundbreaking, an award winner, and critically acclaimed. Note that Down by Law involves profanity.
Summary of Down by Law
Jim Jarmusch's quirky follow-up to his groundbreaking STRANGER THAN PARADISE is a comic fable about finding the American dream in the most unlikely of places. After being thrown out of the house by his girlfriend, Zack (Tom Waits), an out-of-work DJ, takes a job driving a stolen car with a body in the trunk across the state line. He is arrested and put into a cell with Jack (John Lurie), a pimp who's been busted for recruiting a minor. The trio is completed when Roberto (the always hysterical Roberto Benigni), an Italian tourist who is arrested for killing a man while playing cards, joins them in their cell. Eventually, Roberto succeeds in convincing Zack and Jack to break out of jail with him. But when they do, the escapees find themselves lost in the bayou with no salvation in sight. It isn't until they land at the small home of an Italian immigrant (Nicoletta Braschi) that Zack, Jack, and Roberto learn to appreciate the beauty the world has to offer. Robby Muller's gorgeously contrasted black-and-white photography adds an artistic dimension to Jarmusch's film, which only heightens the performances by the three leads.
Details
| Language: | English, Italian |
| Country: | USA, West Germany |
| Release date: | 19 September 1986 |
| Runtime: | 107 min |
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