Jim Jarmusch

Born in 1953 in Akron, Ohio. One of the most important figures of independent cinema. Jarmusch studied film at New York University and Cinémathèque Française. Nicholas Ray (dir. Rebel without a Cause) was his mentor, and offered him an AD job. Through the success of his first films, especially Stranger Than Paradise (1984), which won the Gold Camera at Cannes, Jarmusch became the symbol of a new generation of independent American filmmakers and a critic favorite. His frequent use of dry humor and static scenes are so characteristic that the expression ‘Jarmuschian’ is understood around the world. Jarmusch’s awards include the Golden Palm at Cannes for a short (Coffee and Cigarettes III, 1994), Gold Camera at Cannes (Stranger Than Paradise, 1984) and many others.

Selected filmography

1980 Nieustające wakacje / Permanent Vacation

1984 Inaczej niż w raju / Stranger Than Paradise

1986 Down By Law

1991 Noc na Ziemi / Night On Earth

1995 Truposz / Dead Man

2005 Broken Flowers

2009 The Limits of Control