FATHER MOTHER SISTER BROTHER

Jim Jarmusch (born 1953) studied at Columbia University and at New York University Film School, where he directed his first feature-length film, Permanent Vacation (1980). His next film, Stranger than Paradise (1984), established his reputation as a distinctive new voice in independent cinema. Jarmusch continued to earn acclaim with the offbeat comedies Down by Law (1986), Mystery Train (1989), and Night on Earth (1992). His later works include Dead Man (1995), his revisionist take on the western; Year of the Horse (1997), a rock concert documentary featuring Neil Young and Crazy Horse; and Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai (1999). In Coffee and Cigarettes (2003), he assembled a collection of brief, deadpan exchanges between various well-known actors and musicians over coffee and cigarettes. Jarmusch won the Grand Prix at the 2005 Cannes Film Festival for Broken Flowers (2005). The Limits of Control (2009) unfolded as a series of surreal encounters between an assassin and his various contacts, while Only Lovers Left Alive (2013) was an atmospheric vampire thriller. Jarmusch chronicled the punk band Iggy and the Stooges in the documentary Gimme Danger (2016). That year he also wrote and directed Paterson, which presents a week in the life of a bus driver. The contemplative dramedy received widespread acclaim. Jarmusch then offered his wry take on the zombie movie genre with The Dead Don’t Die (2019). His latest film, Father Mother Sister Brother won the Golden Lion at the Venice International Film Festival.