Geog/Film

Jarmusch and the everyday

Suarez writes:

Night on Earth seems to suggest that there is something inexhaustible about quotidian experience. A simple taxi ride, the most random of encounters, brings us into contact with personal depths and complexities that are difficult to account for (page 80).

What do you think of this assessment of the film and how it shows us ordinary experiences and encounters? How is m-e-s used to this effect? Can you apply this analysis to Stranger than Paradise, too?

 

General discussion of STRANGER THAN PARADISE

Share your thoughts and reactions to Stranger than Paradise here.

Film Analysis: STRANGER THAN PARADISE

Below are images from Stranger than Paradise for use in the Film Analysis assignment. Choose three and identify and discuss a single aspect of mise-en-scene for each selected image. You must choose a different element for each frame.

Remember, you only need to do a Film Analysis for two of the three films in this second group. Stranger than Paradise is the first film in this group.

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