Jarmusch in Context
To celebrate the release of The Limits of Control , the ICA is delighted to pay tribute to Jarmusch by re-discovering three of his masterpieces alongside a season of films that inspired his work. Season curated by Gaia Meucci.
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Bob le Flambeur
4, 6, 19 Dec 2009
Jean-Pierre Melville’s 1956 tale of a worn-out gambler in Paris – an influence of Jarmusch and a precursor of the French new wave.
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Stranger than Paradise
4, 8, 20 Dec 2009
Jarmusch’s minimalist, low-key second feature, and a defining moment in American independent cinema.
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Branded to Kill
4 - 5, 8, 19 Dec 2009
This brutal, anarchic and delirious cult classic was so wildly eccentric for its time that director Seijun Suzuki was blacklisted for 10 years after its release.
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The Man Without a Past
5 - 7, 9 Dec 2009
In this tale of a man who loses his memory after a vicious attack, the Finnish film-maker strikes a perfect balance of mockery, absurd touches and tenderness.
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Down by Law
5, 9, 20 Dec 2009
Tom Waits, Roberto Benigni and John Lurie makes friends in a New Orleans prison. This is a slow-burning delight – sophisticated, lyrical, hilarious.
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The Cameraman
5 - 7, 19 Dec 2009
In this 1928 silent gem, Buster Keaton tries to get a job as a newsreel cameraman in order to impress an MGM office worker, causing a crescendo of disasters.
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Dead Man
6, 10, 19 Dec 2009
Johnny Depp stars in this hallucinatory take on the Western, with a hypnotic score by Neil Young.
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The Limits of Control
11 - 23 Dec 2009, 2 - 14 Jan 2010
Jarmusch’s latest, and possibly his boldest and most accomplished film yet, starring Tilda Swinton, John Hurt and Gael García Bernal.
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Alice in the Cities
12, 20 Dec 2009
Warm, intimate and unsentimental, this is one of Wim Wenders’ most affecting, captivating films.
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They Live by Night
12, 20 Dec 2009
Ray’s extraordinary debut, the story of a young couple drawn into the outlaw life, is imbued with empathy for society’s outsiders and disillusionment with the American dream.
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Wings of Desire
13, 19 Dec 2009
Wim Wenders’ tale of angels over Berlin, circling those in crisis, listening to their thoughts and offering guidance.
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L’Atalante
19 - 20 Dec 2009
Vigo’s story of a young married couple living aboard a barge on the Seine floats between comedy and tragedy.