Mystery Train
A neatly-crafted anthology film comprised of three loosely intertwinning storylines about different guests who stay in the same hotel in a run-down area of Memphis on a particular night - a couple of young Japanese backpackers who've come there to pay homage to the city's various rock n roll-related monuments, an Italian woman who's treated to a suspicious anecdote concerning the hitch-hiking ghost of Elvis Presley, and a trio of friends who go into hiding after one of them guns down a belligerent liquor store owner.
As with every Jim Jarmusch film that I've seen (and the man is a fantastic film-maker), this is quirky, observent and makes wonderful use of atmosphere and understatement throughout. Makes me sad that such a huge chunk of his earlier stuff is presently so difficult to find. I really wanna see Down By Law and Night on Earth.
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