Down By Law (#166) (Criterion Collection)[USA]

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Released July 17,2012
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United States
1986
107 minutes
Black and White
1.78:1
English

DIRECTOR APPROVED SPECIAL EDITION

Director Jim Jarmusch followed up his brilliant breakout film Stranger Than Paradise with another, equally beloved portrait of loners and misfits in the American landscape. When fate brings together three hapless men—an unemployed disc jockey (Tom Waits), a small-time pimp (John Lurie), and a strong-willed Italian tourist (Roberto Benigni)—in a Louisiana prison, a singular adventure ensues. Described by Jarmusch as a “neo-Beat noir comedy,” Down by Law is part nightmare and part fairy tale, featuring sterling performances and crisp black-and-white cinematography by the esteemed Robby Müller.

Disc Features:

1. New, restored digital transfer, supervised by director Jim Jarmusch, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack on the Blu-ray edition
2. Audio interview with Jarmusch from 2002
3. Interview with director of photography Robby Müller from 2002
4. Footage from the 1986 Cannes Film Festival, including a press conference with Jarmusch and actors John Lurie, Roberto Benigni, and Nicoletta Braschi, and an interview with Lurie, featuring commentary
5. Sixteen outtakes
6. Music video for Tom Waits’s cover of Cole Porter’s “It’s All Right with Me,” directed by Jarmusch
7. Q&A with Jarmusch in which he responds to fans’ questions
8. Recordings of phone conversations between Jarmusch and Waits, Benigni, and Lurie
9. Production Polaroids and location stills
10. Trailer
11. Isolated music track
12. Optional French dub track, featuring Benigni
13. PLUS: An essay by critic Luc Sante

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