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Year
1989
Language
English, Italiaans, Japanese spoken, English subtitles
Director
Jim Jarmusch
Duration
120 min
Three stories, one night in Memphis—Mystery Train shows how strangers, music, and chance together form a quiet yet enchanting rhythm.
Set during a single night in Memphis, Mystery Train follows three loosely connected stories that converge through chance and shared spaces. Jim Jarmusch combines dry humor with a keen sense of place, where repetition and overlap define the structure. Actors such as Masatoshi Nagase, Youki Kudoh, and Joe Strummer give each segment its own character without losing cohesion. The result is a controlled, inventive film that reflects on travel, cultural exchange, and the enduring influence of American music.
On the occasion of the release of Father Mother Sister Brother, we welcome an essential selection of Jim Jarmusch's 80s and 90s films back to the big screen. His films move effortlessly across borders and cultures, populated by outsiders, nocturnal wanderers, and quietly charismatic mavericks. By defying the gravity of Hollywood, Jarmusch has built a oeuvre that is simultaneously minimalist and distinctly cosmopolitan. Seeing them again now reveals a cinema that doesn't so much age as continue to resonate—like a half-forgotten song that keeps playing somewhere in the background.
Release date
9:00 PM - 11:03 PM
€ 13.00
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