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Night On Earth [DVD] [1991]

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  • Actors: Winona Ryder, Gena Rowlands, Lisanne Falk, Alan Randolph Scott, Anthony Portillo
  • Directors: Jim Jarmusch
  • Writers: Jim Jarmusch
  • Producers: Jim Jarmusch, Demetra J. MacBride, Jim Stark, Masahiro Inbe, Noboru Takayama
  • Format: Anamorphic, PAL
  • Language English, Finnish, French, German, Italian
  • Subtitles: English
  • Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Classification: 15
  • Studio: Second Sight Films Ltd.
  • DVD Release Date: 17 Sep 2001
  • Run Time: 123 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B00005NSVO
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 31,467 in DVD (See Bestsellers in DVD)

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Jim Jarmusch's 1991 ensemble comedy Night on Earth turns a gimmick into a revelation. The story begins in Los Angeles one evening at 7:07 pm A talent agent (Gena Rowlands) gets into the back of a taxi driven by a sullen, chain-smoking young woman (Winona Ryder), and over the course of their bumpy conversation, Rowlands' character becomes convinced that the cabby would be perfect for a particular part in a movie. Meanwhile, at that very moment, taxi drivers in New York, Paris, Rome and Helsinki are all having unique encounters with a variety of fares, breaking through that invisible social barrier between the front and back seats of their cars, often to absurd or touching effect. Among them are cabby Roberto Benigni's ranting confessions to a priest, Armin Mueller-Stahl's relinquishing of the wheel to a stunned Giancarlo Esposito and Isaach De Bankolé's relentless discussion of sight and sex with an angry blind woman (Beatrice Dalle). What emerges is a chain of brief intimacies (not always welcomed by the characters), like a number of matches lit simultaneously across the globe, flickering brightly for a few short moments. This popular work by Jarmusch helped confirm his reputation as a fiercely independent filmmaker of rare perception, rigour and classical sensibility matched with original thinking. --Tom Keogh, Amazon.com

Special Features
16:9 Anamorphic Wide Screen
English\Finnish\French\Italian
Region 2
Stereo English Finnish French Italian
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5.0 out of 5 stars All roads lead to....., 11 Sep 2004
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Five film-lets tracking five unrelated simultaneous nocturnal taxi journeys in Los Angeles, New York, Paris, Rome and Helsinki, in that order. 'Los Angeles' makes a fairly dull opening, 'New York' is funny, 'Paris' thoughtful and 'Helsinki' darkly humourous. However, it is Roberto Benigni's hilarious performance as the manic taxi driver of 'Rome' which steals this film entirely.
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12 of 14 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Simply Jarmusch at his most brilliant, 26 Jan 2002
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Whenever You feel that life is against You, everything is gone and all You want to do is get lost in a bottle; listen to the Helsinki driver's story and You will realise that life is not so bad after all
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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Mellow & poignant and each taxi is funnier than the last!, 5 Jan 2001
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This review is from: Night On Earth [VHS] [1991] (VHS Tape)
Beautifully crafted tale of five simultaneous taxi rides, each in various cities around the world.

In each scene, driver and passenger are separated by more than the usual pane of glass - they are more like complete social, cultural and/or moral opposites. Jarmusch uses this clash to create side splittingly funny banter between the characters.

This film is laid back and there is no plot as such but it is definitely worth watching for the astutely observed dialogue.

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4.0 out of 5 stars with subtitles
I have just received (January 2006) a copy of Night on Earth
which I ordered as part of the Jim Jarmusch - Down By Law / Night On Earth package)

I checked by playing... Read more

Published on 5 Jan 2006 by drdecster

1.0 out of 5 stars what a trick...
In the dvd especifications it says "English, Italian, French and finnish languages - includes English subtitles. But the truth is... Read more
Published on 28 Sep 2005 by valeria byrne

3.0 out of 5 stars An indie gem in cheap packaging
This is a film about time and space as barriers and as connectors. Five very different people across two very different continents receive five customers into five taxis and... Read more
Published on 17 Oct 2003 by Petrides Antonis

5.0 out of 5 stars underplayed classic
5 stories , each entertaining , make for a great little film which has been largely underplayed and underrated. Read more
Published on 16 Oct 2001 by woodlandjl@hotmail.com

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