Rivoli features Jarmusch titles Ghost Dog - The way of the Samurai and Paterson, 20 June

Ghost Dog- The way of the Samurai, written and directed by Jim Jarmusch portrays an African American mafia hit man, starring Forest Whitaker who lives alone in a rickety loft, and communicates with his single employer, a wheezing Mafia hood, by means of the carrier pigeons he keeps. He models himself after the samurai code and later finds himself targeted for death by the mob.

"Jarmusch finds in the brutal world of the professional killer not merely black comedy but sadness and his own strand of wistful poetry"- Peter Bradshaw.

The film was acclaimed at the International Film festival of Cannes, in France, in 1997.

Features at Auditorium IAC, Rivoli, 20 June at 6.30 pm.

Also at IAC, Rivoli, 20 June "Paterson" will be screened at 10 pm.

Written and directed by Jim Jarmusch, Paterson is a 2016 drama film starring Adam Driver as a bus driver and "wannabe" poet named Paterson and his wife Laura, played by Golshifteh Farahani, who dreams of being a country music star and opening a cupcake business.

The triumphs and defeats of daily life portrayed by means of poetry evident in the smallest things.

The film entered the Palme d'Or competition at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival, where it won the Palm Dog Award. 

Tickets cost 3 euros.

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