Conversation so far:
Can you tell me a little about Jim Jarmusch's rise to fame and his first features Permanent Vacation, and Stranger Than Paradise?
Jim Jarmusch's final year university project was completed in 1980 as Permanent Vacation, and won the Josef von Sternberg Award. Jarmusch's first major film, Stranger Than Paradise was released 1984.

Question: How did well did critics like this first feature film?
Self-contained rewrite: How well did the critics like Jim Jarmusch's first feature film Stranger Than Paradise?