Film: "Paterson"
Adam Driver stars in Jim Jarmusch’s (“Only Lovers Left Alive”) dreamy, exquisite character study about a bus driver with a gift for poetry.
The Atlantic
Paterson (Adam Driver) is a bus driver in the city of Paterson, New Jersey who adheres to a simple routine: he drives his daily route, writes poetry into a notebook, walks his dog, stops in a bar and drinks exactly one beer and then goes home to his wife, Laura. By contrast, Laura's (Golshifteh Farahani) world is ever-changing. New dreams come to her almost daily. Paterson loves Laura and supports her newfound ambitions. She champions his gift for poetry.
Paterson quietly observes the triumphs and defeats of daily life, along with the poetry evident in its smallest details. William Carlos Williams, who wrote the epic poem Paterson, is a touchstone, as are the poets Wallace Stevens and Frank O'Hara. But director Jim Jarmusch (Only Lovers Left Alive) is, as always, very much his own artist, and his unique voice is articulated through Driver and Farahani's note-perfect performances. This Zen-like master has done it again, providing us with an offbeat meditation on the couple and their desire for creative self-expression. D: Jim Jarmusch, US, 2016, 1h58m
