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Jim Jarmusch

Harald Krichel

Jim Jarmusch

Filmmaker
American·b. 1953
Known for:
Stranger Than Paradise (1984), Dead Man (1995)
Education:
Columbia University (BA, 1975); NYU graduate film school (under Nicholas Ray)

Jim Jarmusch studied at NYU Film School before making Stranger Than Paradise (1984) independently, a formally austere film of static shots and dead time that became a founding text of American independent cinema. He has since maintained a practice outside the studio system, making slow-paced films about outsiders, musicians, and the gaps between cultures. His collaborations with Tom Waits, Iggy Pop, and John Lurie have extended his work into music as well.

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Arriflex 35 BL
Arriflex 35 BL

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Jarmusch has shot his films on 35mm and 16mm with Arriflex cameras; "Stranger Than Paradise" (1984) was shot on 16mm with an Arriflex. His commitment to film is documented in published interviews.

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The Arriflex 35 BL (Blimped Lightweight), introduced in 1972, was the first self-blimped 35mm motion picture camera quiet enough for sync-sound shooting without an external housing. Its mirror-reflex viewfinder and rugged construction made it a standard tool in European and independent filmmaking from the 1970s onward.

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