Jim Jarmusch - eBook

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noisepropel this books fascinating journey through his work. Exploring the directors extensive back catalogue, including Stranger Than Paradise, Down By Law, Dead Man, and Only Lovers Left Alive, Sara Piazzas unique reading reveals how Jarmusch created a form of sound democracy in film, in which all acoustic layers are capable of infiltrating each other and in which sound is not subordinate to the visual. In his cultural melting pot, hierarchies are irrelevant: Schubert and Japanese noise-bands, Marlowe and Betty Boop, can coexist easily side-by-side. Developing the innovative idea of a silent-sound film, Piazza identifies prefiguring elements from pre-sound-era film in Jarmuschs work.Highlighting the importance of Jarmuschs treatment of sound, Piazza investigates how the directors distinctive reputation consolidated itself over the course of a thirty-year career. Based in New York, Jarmusch was able to develop a fiercely personal vision far from the commercial pressures of Hollywood. The book uses wide-ranging examples from music, film, literature, and visual art, and features interviews with many prominent figures, including Ennio Morricone, Luc Sante, Roberto Benigni, John Lurie, and Jarmusch himself.An innovative account of a much-admired body of work, Jim Jarmusch will appeal not only to the many fans of the director but all those interested in the connections between sound and film.Visit the author's page for this book:http://jimjarmusch-musicwordsandnoise.com