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Stranger Than Paradise

Stranger Than Paradise

198332m
ComedyDrama

Status

Released

Release

1983

Runtime

32m

Storyline

30-minute short subject film that would become Stranger Than Paradise. This short was released as a standalone film in 1982, and shown as "Stranger Than Paradise" at the 1983 International Film Festival Rotterdam. When it was later expanded into a three-act feature, that name was appropriated for the feature itself, and the initial segment was renamed "The New World".

Score Distribution

Details

Status
Released
Runtime
32m
Jan 31, 1983
Languages
English
Director
Jim Jarmusch
Jim Jarmusch
Production Countries
United States of America

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