Dead Man (1995)
First screened in March 2004 / Most recently screened in April 2015
Director: Jim Jarmusch. Cast: Johnny Depp, Gary Farmer, Lance Henriksen, Michael Wincott, Eugene Byrd, Robert Mitchum, John Hurt, Mili Avital, Crispin Glover, Gabriel Byrne, Iggy Pop, Billy Bob Thornton, Jared Harris, Mark Bringelson, Jimmie Ray Weeks, Michelle Thrush, Alfred Molina, Thomas Bettles, Daniel Chas Stacy. Screenplay: Jim Jarmusch.

Twitter Capsule: At times a laudably eccentric work of imagination I just don't respond to. At times a revel in affectation I flat dislike.

VOR:   Ambitiously idiosyncratic approach to the Western. Blends styles, milieus, tones, and cultural signifiers in distinctive ways, even when they look to me like opportunistic appropriations.



Photo © 1995 Miramax Films/Pandora Film/JVC/Newmarket Capital Group

Not yet reviewed in full. Grade: B


Awards:
New York Film Critics Circle: Best Cinematography (Robby Müller; also cited for Breaking the Waves)
National Society of Film Critics: Best Cinematography (Robby Müller; also cited for Breaking the Waves)
European Film Awards: Screen International Award

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