Permanent Vacation (film)
Encyclopedia
Permanent Vacation is a 1980
drama
film
directed, written and produced by Jim Jarmusch
. It was the director's first release, and was shot on 16 mm film
shortly after he dropped out of film school. This film is often credited as the birth of the director's original style, and character schemes. The film won the Josef von Sternberg Award at the 1980 Mannheim-Heidelberg International Filmfestival.
acted in and composed music for.
Jarmusch is also credited as helping with the music.
as a special feature on the DVD for Jarmusch's Stranger than Paradise
on September 4, 2007.
1980 in film
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drama
Drama film
A drama film is a film genre that depends mostly on in-depth development of realistic characters dealing with emotional themes. Dramatic themes such as alcoholism, drug addiction, infidelity, moral dilemmas, racial prejudice, religious intolerance, poverty, class divisions, violence against women...
film
Film
A film, also called a movie or motion picture, is a series of still or moving images. It is produced by recording photographic images with cameras, or by creating images using animation techniques or visual effects...
directed, written and produced by Jim Jarmusch
Jim Jarmusch
James R. "Jim" Jarmusch is an American independent film director, screenwriter, actor, producer, editor and composer. Jarmusch has been a major proponent of independent cinema, particularly during the 1980s and 1990s.-Early life:...
. It was the director's first release, and was shot on 16 mm film
16 mm film
16 mm film refers to a popular, economical gauge of film used for motion pictures and non-theatrical film making. 16 mm refers to the width of the film...
shortly after he dropped out of film school. This film is often credited as the birth of the director's original style, and character schemes. The film won the Josef von Sternberg Award at the 1980 Mannheim-Heidelberg International Filmfestival.
Plot
The main character, played by Chris Parker, wanders around a dingy New York atmosphere and is confronted by a number of intriguing characters as he ponders the questions of life, and searches for a better place.Cast
- Richard Boes – War vet
- Ruth Bolton – Mother
- Sara DriverSara DriverSara Driver is an independent filmmaker born in Westfield, NJ. She produced two early films for Jim Jarmusch, helping him to gain international attention and success...
– Nurse - María DuvalMaría DuvalMaría Duval is a Mexican film actress and singer from Queretaro, Mexico. She was born in 1939 , and is known for being a leading lady and starlet of the 1960s. Her real name is María Dussange Ortiz-Selected filmography:...
– Latin girl - Frankie FaisonFrankie FaisonFrankie Russel Faison , often credited as Frankie R. Faison, is an American actor.-Personal life:Faison was born in Newport News, Virginia, the son of Carmena and Edgar Faison. He studied drama at Illinois Wesleyan University in Bloomington, Illinois, where he joined Theta Chi Fraternity...
– Man in lobby - Jane Fire – Nurse
- Suzanne Fletcher – Girl in car
- Leila Gastil – Leila
- Chris Hameon – French traveller
- John LurieJohn LurieJohn Lurie is an American actor, musician, painter and producer. He is co-founder of The Lounge Lizards, a jazz ensemble. Lurie has acted in 19 films including Stranger than Paradise and Down by Law, composed and performed music for 20 television and film works, and he produced and starred in...
– Sax player - Eric MitchellEric MitchellEric Mitchell is a Canadian ski jumper who has competed since 2008. At the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, he finished 12th in the team large hill, 49th in the individual normal hill, and 51st in the individual large hill events....
– Car fence - Chris Parker – Allie
- Lisa Rosen – Popcorn girl
- Felice RosserFelice RosserFelice Rosser, born Detroit, Michigan is a singer, songwriter, bass player, actor and writer.Felice Rosser was born and raised in Detroit, Michigan. She attended Cass Technical High School in Detroit before enrolling at Barnard College in New York. She now lives and works in New York...
– Woman by mailbox - Evelyn Smith – Patient
- Charlie Spademan – Patient
Production
This film was also the first that musician, and friend of Jarmusch, John LurieJohn Lurie
John Lurie is an American actor, musician, painter and producer. He is co-founder of The Lounge Lizards, a jazz ensemble. Lurie has acted in 19 films including Stranger than Paradise and Down by Law, composed and performed music for 20 television and film works, and he produced and starred in...
acted in and composed music for.
Jarmusch is also credited as helping with the music.
Availability
The film was released by the Criterion CollectionThe Criterion Collection
The Criterion Collection is a video-distribution company selling "important classic and contemporary films" to film aficionados. The Criterion series is noted for helping to standardize the letterbox format for home video, bonus features, and special editions...
as a special feature on the DVD for Jarmusch's Stranger than Paradise
Stranger Than Paradise
Stranger Than Paradise is a 1984 American absurdist/deadpan comedy film. It was written and directed by Jim Jarmusch and stars jazz musician John Lurie, former Sonic Youth drummer-turned-actor Richard Edson, and Hungarian-born actress Eszter Balint...
on September 4, 2007.