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UNITED STATES · 1984
Stranger Than Paradise
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Synopsis
New York layabout Willie forms an unexpected bond with his young Hungarian cousin Eva when she pays him a surprise visit. Later, Eva moves in with their aunt in Cleveland, and Willie takes his best friend Eddie to see her—a visit that culminates in a strange, eventful trip to Florida.
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Godard's early work, especially *Breathless*, was essential for me. The idea that you could ignore conventional storytelling, that you could have jump cuts and a character just talking to the camera—it was liberating. It gave me the courage to make films like *Stranger Than Paradise*.
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