Down by Law (1986) 2 x DVD (2002 edition) and Blu-Ray Criterion Collection
on March 28th, 2019 at 17:38
Jim Jarmusch's 1986 Down by Law is a black-and-white masterpiece of dark comedy, a criminal fairy tale about broken-down New Orleans losers who like black coffee, loose women, and speak with poetic street patter. Gravel-voiced troubadour Tom Waits plays Zack, a slacker deejay who's framed for murder. Tossed into prison, he shares a cell with Jack (John Lurie), a pimp who was also framed — he went down for child molestation, set up by a dissatisfied john — and Roberto (Roberto Benigni, back before he got precious and annoying), an Italian tourist who prefers to be called "Bob." They eventually hatch a plan to escape and end up in the swamps of the New Orleans Bayou...
Down by Law was Jim Jarmusch’s third film, his best and most popular. Thanks to the fantastic trio of Roberto Benigni, John Lurie, and Tom Waits as well as Robby Muller’s beautiful cinematography.
Director: Jim Jarmusch
Cast: Tom Waits, John Lurie, Roberto Benigni, Nicoletta Braschi, Ellen Barkin
Country: USA, West Germany
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
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