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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