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| Stranger Than Paradise |
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Genre:Comedy
Reviewed In Issue 31 Of Widescreen Review®
Stars:
John Lurie, Eszter Balint, Richard Edson, Cecillia Stark |
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| Supplementals |
| Supplemental material includes theatrical trailers, production and publicity stills and behind-the-scenes footage. |
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 DVD General Information |
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| (Studio/Distributor): |
Criterion Collection |
| (Catalog Number): |
CC1459L |
| (MPAA Rating): |
Not Rated |
| (Retail Price): |
$39.98 |
| (Running Time In Minutes): |
89 |
| (Color Type): |
Black & White |
| (Chaptered/Scene Access): |
Yes |
| (Closed Captioned): |
Yes |
| (Theatrical Release): |
1984 |
| (LD Release Date): |
9/98 |
| (THX® Digitally Mastered): |
No |
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| Credits Information |
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| (Director): |
Jim Jarmusch |
| (Screenplay/Written By): |
Jim Jarmusch |
| (Story): |
NA |
| (Music): |
John Lurie |
| (Director Of Photography): |
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| (Production Designer): |
Sara Driver |
| (Visual Effects): |
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| (Costume Designer): |
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| (Editor): |
Jim Jarmusch & Melody London |
| (Supervising Sound Editors): |
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| (Re-Recording Mixers): |
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| (Executive Producers): |
Otto Grokenberger |
| (Co-Producers): |
NA |
| (Producers): |
Sara Driver |
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| DVD Picture Information |
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| (Principal Photography): |
Academy Standard Flat |
| (Theatrical Aspect Ratio): |
1.85:1 |
| (Measured LaserDisc Aspect Ratio): |
1.80:1 |
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| DVD Sound Information |
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| (DVD Soundtrack): |
Mono Sound |
| (Theatrical Sound): |
Optical Mono |
| (Theatrical Re-Issue Soundtrack): |
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| (Remastered Dolby Digital): |
No |
| (Remastered DTS Digital Surround): |
No |
| (Additional Languages): |
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| WSR Narrative Review |
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Story Synopsis:
At first glance, Stranger Than Paradise might appear to be a gritty drama with its black and white gloom. But what you’ll soon realize is that it’s a thoughtful, low-key comedy with a charm that sneaks up on you. When Willie’s cousin Eva arrives in New York from Budapest, he is mostly annoyed by her presence. But they soon form a tender bond, and along with Willie’s fedora-donned pal, Eddie, they travel to Florida for an impromptu vacation. In chapter seven, there is noticeable damage to the film caused by static electricity in the camera and was left uncorrected at the director’s request.
LaserDisc Picture:
The black and white 1.80:1 picture is inconsistent and exhibits a generally undefined grayscale with mediocre contrast and shadow delineation. Images are wanting in sharpness and detail, though some scenes look generally natural. Noise and severe grain are always apparent and distracting, and occasional video artifacts are detected. Overall, the picture is wanting in better clarity and definition.
LaserDisc Soundtrack:
The soundtrack is undistinguished monaural that sounds amateurish, though the source element was a 35mm magnetic audio track.
| (Surround Bass Below 50Hz): |
No |
| (Aggressive System Surround): |
No |
| (Intense 25Hz Bass): |
No |
| (Deep Bass Challenging): |
No |
| (Aggressive 0.1 LFE): |
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| (Holosonic Soundfield): |
No |
| (Aggressive Split Surround): |
No |
| (Center Back Surround Imaging): |
No |
| (Directionalized Dialogue): |
No |
Superb Sound Effects Recording Quality: |
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Superb Music Score Recording Quality: |
No |
Superb Special Visual Effects Quality: |
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Superb Color Fidelity: |
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Superb Cinematography: |
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