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Permanent Vacation

1981 · 75 min

A drifting, grainy wander through downtown streets, more mood than story, asking you to float along with its alienated hero.

Overview
In downtown Manhattan, twentysomething Allie, whose father is not around and whose mother is institutionalized, is a big Charlie Parker fan. He almost subconsciously searches for meaning in his life and meets some idiosyncratic characters along the way.

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • isolation
  • identity
  • madness
  • grief
  • freedom
Places
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror2
Humour3
Realism7
Romance1
Tension3
Darkness6
Complexity6
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Jim Jarmusch
Written by
Jim Jarmusch
Starring
Chris Parker, Leila Gastil, John Lurie, Richard Boes, Sara Driver, Charlie Spademan, Jane Fire, Ruth Bolton
Cinematography
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Runtime
75 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
Spanish, English

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