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Paterson

Director: Jim Jarmusch Run Time: 115 min. Format: DCP Rating: R Release Year: 2016

Starring: Adam Driver, Barry Shabaka Henley, Chasten Harmon, Cliff Smith, Golshifteh Farahani, Masatoshi Nagase, William Jackson Harper

Jim Jarmusch transforms the everyday ordinary into the extraordinary in the quietly beautiful film, PATERSON.

Paterson (Adam Driver) is a bus driver in the city of Paterson, New Jersey – they share the name. Every day, Paterson adheres to a simple routine: he drives his daily route, observing the city as it drifts across his windshield and overhearing fragments of conversation swirling around him; he writes poetry into a notebook; he walks his dog; he stops in a bar and drinks exactly one beer. He goes home to his wife, Laura (Golshifteh Farahani). By contrast, Laura’s world is ever changing. New dreams come to her almost daily, each a different and inspired project. Paterson loves Laura and she loves him. He supports her newfound ambitions; she champions his secret gift for poetry. The history and energy of the City of Paterson is a felt presence in the film and its simple structure unfolds over the course of a single week. The quiet triumphs and defeats of daily life are observed, along with the poetry evident in its smallest details.

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