Permanent Vacation (1980 film) explained

Permanent Vacation
Director:Jim Jarmusch
Producer:Jim Jarmusch
Starring:Chris Parker, John Lurie, Eric Mitchell,Sara Driver
Music:Jim Jarmusch
John Lurie
Cinematography:Tom DiCillo
James A. Lebovitz
Editing:Jim Jarmusch
Distributor:Cinesthesia[1]
Runtime:75 minutes
Country:United States
Language:English
Budget:US$12,000

Permanent Vacation is a 1980 No Wave drama/comedy film directed, written and produced by Jim Jarmusch.[2] It was the director's first release, shot on 16 mm film shortly after he left film school.[3] Jarmusch came to New York City from Akron, Ohio to study at Columbia University and NYU's film school. He also studied film at the Cinematheque Francaise in Paris.

Music by John Lurie, Earl Bostic and Jim Jarmusch. Sound by Kevin Dowd and Virgil Moorefield. Cinematography by Tom DiCillo.

Premise

In downtown Manhattan, a twenty-something troubled hipster named Allie (played by Chris Parker), whose Father is gone and whose Mother is institutionalized, is a big Charlie Parker fan.[4] He aimlessly wanders around the dingy Downtown of New York City[5] and is confronted by a number of intriguing characters as he ponders the questions of life and searches for a better place[6] [7] —always keeping just ahead of whatever it is that seems to be chasing him.

Cast

Reception

It currently receives a weighted average score of 69 out of 100 on Metacritic based on 4 critic reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".

Vincent Canby proclaimed this film as a "must-see for anyone who shares the belief that Mr. Jarmusch is the most arresting and original American film maker to come out of the 1980s".[8] Eric Eidelstein of IndieWire called it "a touching vision of what it was like to be head over heels with art, love, and oneself in late 1970s New York".[9]

Soundtrack

Availability

The film was released by the Criterion Collection as a special feature on the DVD for Jarmusch's Stranger than Paradise on September 4, 2007.[11]

The film was released on DVD and Blu-ray formats in the United Kingdom via Soda Pictures on March 23, 2015.[12] [13]

References in culture

External links

Notes and References

  1. https://www.filmaffinity.com/us/film655893.html FilmAffinity
  2. Web site: Permanent Vacation (1980). live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200204153338/https://mubi.com/films/permanent-vacation. 2020-02-04. 2021-02-17. MUBI.
  3. Web site: Permanent Vacation. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210217131333/https://www.tvguide.com/movies/permanent-vacation/review/2030125747/. 2021-02-17. 2021-02-17. TV Guide.
  4. Web site: Permanent Vacation. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200204153954/http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/86529/Permanent-Vacation/#overview. 2020-02-04. 2021-02-17. Turner Classic Movies. en.
  5. Web site: Permanent Vacation (1982). live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200402045510/https://www.allmovie.com/movie/permanent-vacation-v105934. 2020-04-02. 2021-02-17. AllMovie.
  6. News: Canby. Vincent. 1990-09-20. Jim Jarmusch's First Feature at Archives. en-US. The New York Times. live. limited. 2021-02-17. https://web.archive.org/web/20200204153240/https://www.nytimes.com/1990/09/20/movies/jim-jarmusch-s-first-feature-at-archives.html. 2020-02-04. 0362-4331.
  7. Web site: Gadre. Soham. 2020-01-12. Since His Debut, Jim Jarmusch Has Been on "Permanent Vacation". live. https://web.archive.org/web/20201204102103/https://thespool.net/features/fotm/permanent-vacation-jim-jarmusch-review/. 2020-12-04. 2021-02-17. The Spool. en-US.
  8. Web site: Critic Reviews for Permanent Vacation. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210217094110/https://www.metacritic.com/movie/permanent-vacation/critic-reviews. 2021-02-17. 2021-02-17. Metacritic.
  9. Web site: Eidelstein. Eric. 2014-02-19. Lincoln Center Will Host 'Permanent Vacation: The Films of Jim Jarmusch' Before 'Only Lovers Left Alive' Release. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20190227060520if_/https://www.indiewire.com/2014/02/lincoln-center-will-host-permanent-vacation-the-films-of-jim-jarmusch-before-only-lovers-left-alive-release-29800/. 2019-02-27. 2021-02-17. IndieWire. en.
  10. Book: Piazza, Sara. 2015. Jim Jarmusch: Music, Words and Noise. UK . Reaktion Books. 390 . 9781780234694.
  11. Web site: Stranger Than Paradise (1984). live. https://web.archive.org/web/20181030090635/https://www.criterion.com/films/252-stranger-than-paradise. 2018-10-30. 2021-02-17. The Criterion Collection.
  12. Web site: Permanent Vacation [DVD] [1980]]. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20180711064157/https://www.amazon.co.uk/Permanent-Vacation-DVD-Chris-Parker/dp/B00PH1H78U. 2018-07-11. 10 July 2018. Amazon.
  13. Web site: Permanent Vacation [Blu-ray] [1980]]. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20180711063250/https://www.amazon.co.uk/Permanent-Vacation-Blu-ray-Chris-Parker/dp/B00PH1H6E0. 2018-07-11. 10 July 2018. Amazon.

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