Paterson
Jim Jarmusch delivers this thoughtfully minimal, poetic piece of cinema that perfectly encapsulates the working class artist, using his art to navigate the repetitive mundanity of life. The visual style and story are bereft of any pomp or pretension, leaving it to rely on the naturalism of the characters and the interactions in their environment. Loosely based and slightly modeled around William Carlos Williams’ epic poem “Paterson”,the film uses its main character Paterson (Adam Driver), a bus driver, to explore the city through his prose, all while personalizing it. Driver delivers a honed and nuanced performance that compliments the film’s overall tone and adds a layer of honesty and authenticity.
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