Director: Jim Jarmusch
Cast: John Lurie, Ezster Balint, Richard Edson
Director of photography: Tom DiCillo
Music: John Lurie
Editing: Jim Jarmusch, Melody London
Camera d’Or – Cannes Film Festival 1984
Golden Leopard and Prize of the Ecumenical Jury Special Mention – Locarno International Film Festival 1984
Rootless Hungarian émigré Willie, his pal Eddie, and visiting sixteen-year-old cousin Eva always manage to make the least of any situation, whether aimlessly traversing the drab interiors and environs of New York City, Cleveland, or an anonymous Florida suburb. With its delicate humor and dramatic nonchalance, Jim Jarmusch’s one-of-a-kind minimalist masterpiece, Stranger Than Paradise, forever transformed the landscape of American independent cinema.
Eva, 16 ans, quitte la Hongrie et retrouve son cousin Willie, installé depuis 10 ans aux Etats-Unis. Inadaptés à cette terre de désillusions, ils partent de Miami découvrir le paradis de la Floride, royaume du jeu et dernier espoir d'un exil douloureux.