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John Lurie, Tom Waits, Roberto Benigni are marvelous as ordinary but totally fresh everyday heroes. Synopsis. Jack and Zack both unjustly end up in the same dirty cell of a New Orleans prison, when Roberto comes in, an Italian immigrant that speaks English poorly and just repeats whatever he hears.
Sep 26, 2019 · Jack (John Lurie), a big-talking small-timer and ineffectual pimp, Zack (Tom Waits), an itinerant disk jockey with a mane of messy hair and pointy-toed shoes, and Roberto ‘Bob’ (Roberto Benigni) end up in the same Louisiana jail cell. Jack and Zack are framed for child prostitution and murder respectively.
Down by Law is a 1986 American independent neo-beat noir comedy film. [ 2 ][better source needed] It was written and directed by Jim Jarmusch, and stars Tom Waits, John Lurie, and Roberto Benigni. The film centers on the arrest, incarceration, and escape from jail of three men. It discards jailbreak film conventions by focusing on the ...
Photographed in luminous black and white by Wenders’ regular cinematographer Robby Müller, Down by Law parlays its brilliant casting into some of the most uproariously funny moments in movie history, even as it subtly explores the fragility of relationships, the difficulties of living together, and the weight of loneliness." – TIFF
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Director Jim Jarmusch followed up his brilliant breakout film Stranger Than Paradise with another, equally beloved portrait of loners and misfits in the American landscape. When fate brings together three hapless men—an unemployed disc jockey (Tom Waits), a small-time pimp (John Lurie), and a strong-willed Italian tourist (Roberto Benigni)—in a Lou...
Jim Jarmusch’s Down by Lawgets a Blu-ray upgrade from Criterion, who yet again present the film in the director’s preferred aspect ratio of 1.78:1. The transfer is presented in 1080p/24hz on a dual-layer disc. Upon first popping the disc in I was expecting to find Criterion simply reused the same high-definition transfer used for their 2002 DVD edi...
The film’s lossless linear PCM 1.0 mono track is also surprisingly strong. Heavy on dialogue, it’s clear and articulate for the most part despite some moments where it’s a little muffled, but I feel it has more to do with shooting conditions and nothing to do with the actual transfer to disc. Music, like Tom Waits’ “A Jockey Full of Bourbon” that p...
Though other aspects of this release received upgrades the supplements haven’t. Thankfully everything has been carried over from Criterion’s excellent 2002 2-disc DVD release. First the disc comes with a couple of alternate audio tracks, starting with an isolated score, which is simply a mono track presenting the film’s music and score with no dial...
The supplements are the same as the DVD’s with nothing new, but they’re all still entertaining to go through. But the disc is worth picking up or upgrading to simply for the new transfer, which manages to improve greatly over the DVD’s. It comes with a high recommendation. BUY AT:
Jan 1, 2022 · Down by Law’s plot sounds like a recipe for a sentimental Oscar favourite: three men brought together by adversity and their shared differences. But in a self-consciously didactic film of that kind, the protagonists would realise they were not so different after all.
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Described by Jarmusch as a “neo-Beat noir comedy,” Down by Law is part nightmare and part fairy tale, featuring sterling performances and crisp black-and-white cinematography by the esteemed Robby Müller.
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