Tom Waits, John Lurie, and Roberto Benigni — a disgraced DJ, a small-time pimp, and a bewildered Italian tourist — find themselves sharing a cell in a Louisiana prison. Shot by Robby Müller in luminous black and white, Down by Law is Jarmusch at his most poetic: a deadpan comedy of misfortune, an unlikely friendship forged in confinement, and an escape into the bayou that feels less like flight than drift. Melancholy, funny, and quietly unforgettable.
Director
Jim Jarmusch
Cast
Tom Waits
John Lurie
Roberto Benigni
