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Mood:
- HumorousCleverOffbeatTouchingWitty
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- ClergyFriendshipCity LifeCulture ClashNightlifeLifestyleLove and RomanceMisfit more...
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Genres:
- ComedyDramaIndependent
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Time/Period:
- 20th Century90s
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- FinlandLos AngelesNew YorkParisRomeUrbanTaxi
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- Critically AcclaimedOriginal
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- Ensemble CastEpisodicMultiple StoriesTalky
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Night on Earth, 1991
English, French, Finnish, Italian, German
France, UK, Germany, USA, Japan
Profile of Night on Earth
The mood of Night on Earth is humorous, clever, and offbeat. The plot centers around nightlife, the clergy, and city life. It is a drama, comedy, and independent movie. Stylistically, Night on Earth involves multiple stories, is episodic, and stars an ensemble cast. In approach, it is realistic. It takes place, at least partly, in a taxi and in an urban environment. Night on Earth is set in Finland, Rome, and Paris. It happens in the 1990s. The movie is known for being original and critically acclaimed. Note that Night on Earth includes profanity.
Summary of Night on Earth
Director Jim Jarmusch's episodic slice-of-life drama follows the adventures of five different cabdrivers in five different cities all over the world. In Los Angeles, a young female driver (Winona Ryder) charms her snooty passenger--an agent (Gena Rowlands) who believes she's found her latest star in the tomboyish cabbie. In New York, a man (Giancarlo Esposito) gets into a taxi only to find that his immigrant driver (Armin Mueller-Stahl) has no idea how to drive. The Paris segment features an angry sightless woman (Beatrice Dalle) who provokes her African driver (Isaach de Bankole). In Rome, Roberto Benigni stars as a hyperactive taxi driver who confesses his odd sexual practices to a clergyman (Paolo Bonacelli) and is shocked when the priest has a heart attack. The film's climactic scene in Helsinki follows a cabdriver who listens to a tragic and poignant tale from one of his three inebriated passengers only to top him with his own, sadder story. Colorfully photographed by Frederick Elmes, Night on Earth features an original score by the masterful Tom Waits. Jarmusch handles his various stories--as well as actors--with his traditional lighthearted sincerity, resulting in another original tale from one of independent film's most distinct directors.
Details
| Language: | English, French, Finnish, Italian, German |
| Country: | France, UK, Germany, USA, Japan |
| Release date: | 4 October 1991 |
| Runtime: | 129 min |
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