Down by Law
A minimalist film about the arrest, imprisonment and escape of three very different men.
- Down by Law
- Germany, United States 1986
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- Czech
- 107 min.
- 12+
About
An unemployed disc-jockey, a small-time pimp and a strong-willed Italian tourist meet in the confined space of a prison cell. Avoiding a specific time period, the story is set, abstractly, in New Orleans and the dense, surrounding swamps of Louisiana. Jarmusch calls the style of the film „neo-beat-noir-comedy“, with a story line that openly accepts conventions, and an atmosphere that is part nightmare and part fairy-tale.
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Credits
Director:
Jim Jarmusch
Screenplay:
Jim Jarmusch
Cinematography:
Robby Müller
Music:
John Lurie, Tom Waits
Sound:
Drew Kunin
Editing:
Melody London
Production Design:
Janet Densmore
Producer:
Alan Kleinberg
Co-production:
Tom Rothman, Jim Stark
Costumes:
Carol Wood
Cast:
Tom Waits, John Lurie, Roberto Benigni, Nicoletta Braschi, Ellen Barkin, Billie Neal, Rockets Redglare, Vernel Bagneris, Timothea, L.C. Drane
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