Jim Jarmusch Retrospective / Night Owl Cinema
GHOST DOG: THE WAY OF THE SAMURAI
Friday, September 27th at 9:30 PM
$16 Public | $10 Members
Jim Jarmusch
combined his love for the ice-cool crime dramas of Jean-Pierre Melville and
Seijun Suzuki with the philosophical dimensions of samurai mythology for an
eccentrically postmodern take on the hit-man thriller. In one of his defining
roles, Forest Whitaker brings a commanding serenity to his portrayal of a Zen
contract killer working for a bumbling mob outfit, a modern man who adheres
steadfastly to the ideals of the Japanese warrior code even as chaos and
violence spiral around him. Featuring moody cinematography by the great Robby
Müller, a sublime score by the Wu-Tang Clan’s RZA, and a host of colorful
character actors (including a memorably stone-faced Henry Silva), Ghost
Dog: The Way of the Samurai plays like a pop-culture-sampling
cinematic mixtape built around a one-of-a-kind tragic hero. (USA, 1999, 116 mins, English | Dir. Jim Jarmusch)

