Down by Law

Down By Law (1986) is the fourth feature film from director Jim Jarmusch. The film was written by Jarmusch

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1986 - Jim Jarmusch

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and is filmed in black and white by regular Jarmusch cinematographer Robbie Müller (Paris, Texas, Repo Man, Buena Vista Social Club), who has also worked with Jarmusch on more recent projects

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Robbie Müller - Paris, Texas - Repo Man - Buena Vista Social Club

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Ghost Dog, Dead Man, and Mystery Train. The film stars musician Tom Waits along with Jarmusch regulars John Lurie and Roberto Benigni.

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Ghost Dog - Dead Man - Mystery Train - Tom Waits - John Lurie - Roberto Benigni

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The music for the film was written by Lurie, and songs by Waits also feature.

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The film centres around the arrest, incarceration and escape from jail of three men: Zack (Waits), Jack (Lurie) and Bob (Benigni).

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The film discards with many of the conventions of the jailbreak movie, focussing on the interaction between the three men

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rather than the mechanics of the escape. Müller's camerawork is a key element in the film, his slow-moving camerawork evocatively

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capturing the architecture of New Orleans and the Louisiana bayou to where the cellmates escape.

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The part of Nicoletta is played by Nicoletta Braschi, Benigni's wife.

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