BUREAU MAGAZINE FILM: " Permanent Vacation " The Films of Jim Jarmusch RETROSPECTIVE / Film Society at Lincoln Center APRIL 2 - 10, 2014




Permanent Vacation: The Films of Jim Jarmusch

Over the course of a single-minded yet constantly surprising career that has spanned 
more than three decades, Jim Jarmusch has become a beloved, forever-cool icon of 
independent American (and world) cinema. His movies combine a romantic wanderlust, 
a sense of humor both humane and deadpan, and a connoisseur's appreciation of the 
highs and lows of art and popular culture. This complete retrospective—which includes 
11 features and several shorts and music videos—leads up to the upcoming release of 
Jarmusch's latest feature, Only Lovers Left Alive (a selection of the 2013 New York 
Film Festival, opening at the Film Society of Lincoln Center on April 11). Jarmusch's 
latest exquisite genre reinvention, the film is a paean to the pleasures of long-term 
relationships in the guise of a vampire movie. It also strikes a pitch-perfect balance 
of melancholy and joy, and celebrates art's enduring power to re - invigorate one's 
experience of the world — something that could be said of all the films showcased.

 - FILM SOCIETY LINCOLN CENTER 

 
BUREAU of ARTS and CULTURE