Description (continued...) body in the trunk across the state line. He is arrested and put into a cell with Jack (John Lurie), a pimp who's been busted for recruiting a minor. The trio is completed when Roberto (the always hysterical Roberto Benigni), an Italian tourist who is arrested for killing a man while playing cards, joins them in their cell. Eventually, Roberto succeeds in convincing Zack and Jack to break out of jail with him. But when they do, the escapees find themselves lost in the bayou with no salvation in sight. It isn’t until they land at the small home of an Italian immigrant (Nicoletta Braschi) that Zack, Jack, and Roberto learn to appreciate the beauty the world has to offer. Robby Muller’s gorgeously contrasted black-and-white photography adds an artistic dimension to Jarmusch’s film, which only heightens the performances by the three leads. Country of Origin: USA Reviews "...A victory of form over content..." Sight and Sound | 03/01/1987 | p.142-3 "...Jarmusch is an American original....[DOWN BY LAW is] an unqualified delight..." New York Times | 09/19/1986 | p.C21 Included in the New York Times "10 BEST FILMS OF 1986" New York Times | 12/28/1986 | p.II,19 "...An inkily comic dream of a movie....Few contemporary directors use unoccupied space and wordless glances with the comic wallop of Jarmusch; he's perfected a kind of formalist shaggy-dog style utterly his own..." Los Angeles Times | 10/03/1986 | p.C1 "LAW is Jarmusch's most satisfying work, using dry humor, great music, and especially the black-and-white cinematography..." Premiere | 06/01/2004 | p.105 Full Cast and Crew Director: Jim Jarmusch Starring: Tom Waits, John Lurie, Roberto Benigni, Ellen Barkin, Nicoletta Braschi Director of Photography: Robby M?ller Release Information ExtraInfo: 2-Discs;Criterion Collection Color: B&W Runtime: 107 min. Closed Captioned Language: English Original Language: English Subtitled Language: French © Criterion Collection DVD Features Region 1 2-Disc Set Keep Case Anamorphic Widescreen - 1.78 Single Side - Dual Layer Audio: Dolby Digital Mono - English Additional Release Material: Audio Commentary - 1. Jim Jarmusch - Director/Screenwriter, Interviews - 1. Robby Muller - Director of Photography (Conducted in 2002), 2. Jim Jarmusch - Director/Screenwriter, 3. John Lurie (Conducted in 1986), Outtakes, Additional Footage - 1. 1986 Cannes Film Festival, Music Video - 1. "It's All Right With Me" by Tom Waits (Dir. Jim Jarmusch), Trailers - 1. Orginal Theatrical Trailer, Isolated Audio Track - 1. Music Only Option, 2. Phone Conversations (Director and Cast) Text/Galleries: Production Stills, Location Stills Production Notes Lisa Krueger (director of MANNY & LO and COMMITTED) was the film's musical coordinator. Other musical performers were: Marc Ribot (score performer/trumpet and banjo), Curtis Fowlkes (score performer/trombone), Doug Bowne (score performer/drums), E.J. Rodriguez (score performer/percussion), Tony Garnier (score performer/acoustic bass), Eugene Moye (score performer/cello) and Irma Thomas (song performer, "It's Only Raining").
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