Felicia is joined by Josh Cooley to discuss Jim Jarmusch’s meditative story about a small town poet in Paterson (2016).

We chat about Jarmusch’s interest in telling the stories of every day people and why mundanity can make for a compelling story.

This is the first episode of the Jarmusch series and I think a great film to showcase how he has still maintained his craft and ability to tell a meaningful story throughout his career.

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Sources:
Cinematic Poetry: An In-Depth Reading of Jim Jarmusch’s Film Paterson (2016) – Close-Up Culture (closeupculture.com)

Paterson review – Adam Driver beguiling in miraculous tale of everyday goodness | Drama films | The Guardian

Review: In Jim Jarmusch’s ‘Paterson,’ a Meditative Flow of Words Into Poetry - The New York Times (nytimes.com)

Paterson movie review & film summary (2016) | Roger Ebert

The Paterson Poem by William Carlos Williams (patersonproject.com)

Adam Driver On Working With Martin Scorsese & Jim Jarmusch -- AwardsLine (deadline.com)

OUTRO SONG:
Time In a Bottle - Jim Croce

FILMS MENTIONED:
Dead Man (Jim Jarmusch 1995)

Mystery Train (Jim Jarmusch 1989)

Night on Earth (Jim Jarmusch 1991)

The Dead Don’t Die (Jim Jarmusch 2019)

Blue Velvet (David Lynch 1984)

Moonrise Kingdom (Wes Anderson 2012)

After Life (Kore-eda Hirokazu 1998)

Columbus (Kogonada 2017)

Cléo de 5 a 7 (Agnès Varda 1962)

Alice in the Cities (Wim Wenders 1974)

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