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Cinesthesia Productions Inc.
Directed by: Jim Jarmusch
Rootless Hungarian émigré Willie (John Lurie), his pal Eddie (Richard Edson), and visiting sixteen-year-old cousin Eva (Eszter Balint) always manage to make the least of any situation, whether aimlessly traversing the drab interiors and environs of New York City, Cleveland, or an anonymous Florida suburb. With its delicate humor and dramatic nonchalance, Jim Jarmusch’s one-of-a-kind minimalist masterpiece, Stranger Than Paradise, forever transformed the landscape of American independent cinema.
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Technical Specifications
Format:
DVD
Discs:
DVD-9 (2 Discs)
Total: 2 Discs
Regions:
1 (DVD)
Aspect Ratio:
1.78:1
Audio Options:
English Dolby Digital Mono 1.0
Resolution:
480p/29.97
Subtitles:
English
Supplements
Types of Supplements Included: Feature Film, Interview, Behind the Scenes Footage, Gallery, Theatrical Trailer, Booklet
- Permanent Vacation (1980, 75 minutes), Jarmusch’s feature debut, presented in a new, restored high-definition digital transfer supervised by the director
- Kino '84: Jim Jarmusch: a 1984 German television program featuring interviews with cast and crew from Stranger Than Paradise and Permanent Vacation
- Some Days in January, 1984, a behind-the-scenes Super-8 film by Tom Jarmusch
- Location scouting photos
- U.S. and Japanese trailers
- A booklet featuring Jim Jarmusch’s 1984 “Some Notes on Stranger Than Paradise,” Geoff Andrew and J. Hoberman on Stranger Than Paradise, and Lucy Sante on Permanent Vacation
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Release Credits
Artwork: Eric Skillman
Producer: Susan Arosteguy
Release Notes on Restoration
Stranger Than Paradise
Stranger Than Paradise is presented in its original aspect ratio of 1.78:1. Black bars at the top and bottom of the screen are normal for this format. Supervised and approved by director Jim Jarmusch, this new high-definition digital transfer was created on a Spirit 2K from the original 35mm camera negative. Thousands of instances of dirt, debris, and scratches were removed using the MTI Digital Restoration System. To maintain optimal image quality through the compression process, the picture on this dual-layer DVD-9 has been encoded at the highest-possible bit rate for the quantity of materials included.
The soundtrack was mastered at 24-bit from the magnetic tracks, and audio restoration tools were used to reduce clicks, pops, hiss, and crackle. The Dolby Digital 1.0 signal will be directed to the center channel on 5.1-channel sound systems, but some viewers may prefer to switch to two-channel playback for a wider dispersal of the mono sound.
The soundtrack was mastered at 24-bit from the magnetic tracks, and audio restoration tools were used to reduce clicks, pops, hiss, and crackle. The Dolby Digital 1.0 signal will be directed to the center channel on 5.1-channel sound systems, but some viewers may prefer to switch to two-channel playback for a wider dispersal of the mono sound.