Jim Jarmusch

Biography

Born 01/22/1953

From the time he emerged onto the film scene with “Stranger Than Paradise” (1984), writer-director Jim Jarmusch defined the true meaning of independent director. Though he decried being labeled as such, there was no doubt that his steadfast refusal to take Hollywood money in order to maintain...
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Filmography

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Awards

  • In 1996, received Screen International Five Continents Award for Best Non-European Film
  • In 1993, received Cannes Film Festival Palme d'Or Award for Best Short Subject
  • In 1989, received Cannes Film Festival Meilleure Contribution Artistique/Best Artistic Contribution Award
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Highlights

  • In 2005, Helmed the more mainstream film, "Broken Flowers," which stars Bill Murray and includes appearances by an array of actresses including Jessica Lange, Sharon Stone, Tilda Swinton and Frances Conroy
  • In 2004, Wrote and directed "Coffee and Cigarettes," a comic series of 11 unconnected short vignettes built on one another to create a cumulative effect, and centered around various people chatting while sitting around sipping coffee and smoking cigarettes
  • In 1999, Wrote and directed "Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai", about a hit man who finds he's been double-crossed; film featured a highly-charged soundtrack by The RZA (of the Wu-Tang Clan) ; debuted in competition at Cannes
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Family & Companions

  • father: worked for B F Goodrich in Akron, Ohio
  • mother: wrote movie reviews for the Akron Beacon Journal
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