Permanent Vacation | |
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Directed by | Jim Jarmusch |
Written by | Jim Jarmusch |
Produced by | Jim Jarmusch |
Starring | Chris Parker |
Cinematography |
Tom DiCillo James A. Lebovitz |
Edited by | Jim Jarmusch |
Music by | Jim Jarmusch John Lurie |
Distributed by | Cinesthesia [1] |
Release date |
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Running time | 75 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | US$12,000 |
Permanent Vacation is a 1980 film directed, written and produced by Jim Jarmusch. [2] It was the director's first release, and was shot on 16 mm film shortly after he dropped out of film school. [3]
The main character, an alienated troubled hipster (Chris Parker), wanders [4] around a dingy New York atmosphere [5] and is confronted by a number of intriguing characters as he ponders the questions of life and searches for a better place. [6] [7]
It currently receives a weighted average score of 69 out of 100 on Metacritic based on 4 critic reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews". [8]
Vincent Canby proclaimed this film as a "must-see for anyone who shares the belief that Mr. Jarmusch is the most arresting and original American film maker to come out of the 1980s". [9] Eric Eidelstein of IndieWire called it "a touching vision of what it was like to be head over heels with art, love, and oneself in late 1970s New York". [10]
The film was released by the Criterion Collection as a special feature on the DVD for Jarmusch's Stranger than Paradise on September 4, 2007. [12]
The film was released on DVD and Blu-ray formats in the United Kingdom via Soda Pictures on March 23, 2015. [13] [14]
Permanent Vacation | |
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Directed by | Jim Jarmusch |
Written by | Jim Jarmusch |
Produced by | Jim Jarmusch |
Starring | Chris Parker |
Cinematography |
Tom DiCillo James A. Lebovitz |
Edited by | Jim Jarmusch |
Music by | Jim Jarmusch John Lurie |
Distributed by | Cinesthesia [1] |
Release date |
|
Running time | 75 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | US$12,000 |
Permanent Vacation is a 1980 film directed, written and produced by Jim Jarmusch. [2] It was the director's first release, and was shot on 16 mm film shortly after he dropped out of film school. [3]
The main character, an alienated troubled hipster (Chris Parker), wanders [4] around a dingy New York atmosphere [5] and is confronted by a number of intriguing characters as he ponders the questions of life and searches for a better place. [6] [7]
It currently receives a weighted average score of 69 out of 100 on Metacritic based on 4 critic reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews". [8]
Vincent Canby proclaimed this film as a "must-see for anyone who shares the belief that Mr. Jarmusch is the most arresting and original American film maker to come out of the 1980s". [9] Eric Eidelstein of IndieWire called it "a touching vision of what it was like to be head over heels with art, love, and oneself in late 1970s New York". [10]
The film was released by the Criterion Collection as a special feature on the DVD for Jarmusch's Stranger than Paradise on September 4, 2007. [12]
The film was released on DVD and Blu-ray formats in the United Kingdom via Soda Pictures on March 23, 2015. [13] [14]