Jim Jarmusch has risen quickly to the forefront of young, independent American filmmakers. Recognition has been his from the very beginning with the release of his first film, Stranger Than Paradise, a work that won a Camera d'Or at the 1984 Cannes Film Festival (for best ?first film") and "Best Picture? from the National Society of Film Critics. The key to Jarmusch's success is a well-defined and thoughtfully conceived stylistic approach and a coherent circle of interests.
