Born in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, in 1953, Jim Jarmusch studied in New York and in Paris, and became the leading figure of American independent cinema in the 1980s. His deadpan, minimalist films about outsiders and drifters, shot in black and white and set to music, include Stranger Than Paradise (1984), Down by Law, Mystery Train, Dead Man and Broken Flowers. He often writes parts for musicians, and has also made documentaries about Iggy Pop and Neil Young.
Filmography
- Permanent Vacation (1980)
- Stranger Than Paradise (1984)
- Down by Law (1986)
- Mystery Train (1989)
- Night on Earth (1991)
- Dead Man (1995)
- Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai (1999)
- Coffee and Cigarettes (2003)
- Broken Flowers (2005)
- Only Lovers Left Alive (2013)
- Paterson (2016)
- The Dead Don't Die (2019)