Jarmusch in Context

Jarmusch’s minimalist, low-key second feature, and a defining moment in American independent cinema.

Jean-Pierre Melville’s 1956 tale of a worn-out gambler in Paris – an influence of Jarmusch and a precursor of the French new wave.

This brutal, anarchic and delirious cult classic was so wildly eccentric for its time that director Seijun Suzuki was blacklisted for 10 years after its release.

In this 1928 silent gem, Buster Keaton tries to get a job as a newsreel cameraman in order to impress an MGM office worker, causing a crescendo of disasters.

In this tale of a man who loses his memory after a vicious attack, the Finnish filmmaker strikes a perfect balance of mockery, absurd touches and tenderness.

Tom Waits, Roberto Benigni and John Lurie makes friends in a New Orleans prison. This is a slow-burning delight – sophisticated, lyrical, hilarious.

Johnny Depp stars in this hallucinatory take on the Western, with a hypnotic score by Neil Young.

Jarmusch’s latest, and possibly his boldest and most accomplished film yet, starring Tilda Swinton, John Hurt and Gael García Bernal.

Ray’s extraordinary debut, the story of a young couple drawn into the outlaw life, is imbued with empathy for society’s outsiders and disillusionment with the American dream.

Warm, intimate and unsentimental, this is one of Wim Wenders’ most affecting, captivating films.

Wim Wenders’ tale of angels over Berlin, circling those in crisis, listening to their thoughts and offering guidance.

Vigo’s story of a young married couple living aboard a barge on the Seine floats between comedy and tragedy.