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Stranger Than Paradise

Stranger Than Paradise

1983•30m•7.5/10

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7.5/10(30)

30-minute short subject film that would become Stranger Than Paradise. This short was released as a standalone film in 1982, and shown as "Stranger Than Paradise" at the 1983 International Film Festival Rotterdam. When it was later expanded into a three-act feature, that name was appropriated for the feature itself, and the initial segment was renamed "The New World".

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John Lurie

John Lurie

Willie

Eszter Balint

Eszter Balint

Eva

Richard Edson

Richard Edson

Eddie

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