Paterson (Adam Driver) is a bus driver who writes poetry drawn from the world around him. It’s also the name of the New Jersey city where he works and lives with his effervescent and energetic girlfriend. And Paterson is the title of the great epic poem by William Carlos Williams, whose spirit animates Jim Jarmusch’s exquisite film. This is a rare movie experience set to the rhythm of an individual consciousness absorbing everyday life, at home and at work, and making them into art.