Cannes 2016: Jim Jarmusch's 'Paterson' is Sublime, Poetic Perfection

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I’m floating. I’m so in love with this film. I’m just going to say it – Paterson is a perfect film. There isn’t a single thing I would change. Every scene, every moment, every line – it’s perfection. Paterson is the latest film from Jim Jarmusch, a veteran filmmaker who has spent many years making all kinds of different films. This time he tells a very personal story of a poet, played by Adam Driver, who is actually a humble bus driver in Paterson, New Jersey. The name and location is significant because a couple of legendary poets also spent time in Paterson. The film reminded me of Inside Llewyn Davis (Cannes 2013), about the way great talent often stays hidden, yet if that film was near perfect – this one is its totally perfect counterpart. ›››

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