night lights
night on earth wse
jim jarmusch s deadpan comedy of the night is a collection of five vignettes taking place in the enclosed space of a cab ride each occurring simultaneously in five different cities and five different time zones los angeles new york city paris rome and helsinki . the los angeles episode takes place at dusk as high powered casting agent % victoria gena rowlands gets a ride from l.a. international airport with tomboy driver % corky winona ryder who would rather go on driving her cab than take up % victoria s offer to make her a superstar . in new york city novice east german cabbie % helmut grokenberger armin mueller stahl has difficulty working the foot pedals to his hack and his passenger % yoyo giancarlo esposito ends up driving himself to brooklyn picking up the shrill voiced % angela rosie perez along the way . in paris an african cab driver isaach de bankol ejects a collection of drunken african diplomats from his cab and picks up a beautiful but surly blind girl b atrice dalle . in rome cab driver % gino roberto benigni engages in a heartfelt monologue confessing his past sexual exploits to his passenger a priest who is dying of a heart attack in the back seat . the film winds down in the last melancholy vignette taking place in helsinki as taxi driver % mika matti pellonp picks up three inebriated workmen who regale him with hard luck stories . but % mika has a much harsher story of his own to tell . paul brenner all movie guide . br br new restored high definition digital transfer supervised and approved by director jim jarmuschselected scene commentary by director of photography frederick elmes and location sound mixer drew kuninq & a with jarmusch in which he responds to questions sent by fans1992 belgian television interview with jarmuschnew and improved english subtitle translationplus a booklet featuring new essays by thom andersen paul auster bernard eisenschitz goffredo fofi and peter von bagh and the lyrics to tom waits original songs from the film . br br new restored high definition digital transfer supervised and approved by director jim jarmuschselected scene commentary by director of photography frederick elmes and location sound mixer drew kuninq & a with jarmusch in which he responds to questions sent by fans1992 belgian television interview with jarmuschnew and improved english subtitle translationplus a booklet featuring new essays by thom andersen paul auster bernard eisenschitz goffredo fofi and peter von bagh and the lyrics to tom waits original songs from the film .