Mixed assortment

Rating: Null/10 (21 March 2004)

Some of these little films are carefully crafted exercises in minimalist film-making; some of them just seem under-conceived. Benigni is a disappointment, and Tom Waits and Iggy Pop have more fun than the audience. And tobacco addiction is not really all that interesting a subject. But if you're a fan, you'll certainly want to see it. The films all have Jarmusch's characteristic off-balance, patient stance, even those that seem to have been made up on the spot.
The print I saw in Rome was not only on colour stock, it kept changing tint - I would like to see a monochrome print.