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Night on Earth is a 1991 film written and directed by Jim Jarmusch.

It is a collection of five vignettes concerning the temporary bond formed between taxi driver and passenger in five different cities: Los Angeles, New York, Paris, Rome, and Helsinki. The movie begins with the Los Angeles-based snapshot and moves from city to city as the clock turns during the late hours of the night. Jarmusch wrote the screenplay for Night on Earth in about eight days, and the decision to film in certain cities was based on the actors with whom he wanted to work at the time.. The Night on Earth soundtrack is by Tom Waits.

Los Angeles

Winona Ryder as Corky (taxi driver)

Gena Rowlands as Victoria Snelling (passenger)

New York

Armin Mueller-Stahl as Helmut Grokenberger (taxi driver)

Giancarlo Esposito as YoYo (passenger)

Rosie Perez as Angela (passenger)

Von den vier Episoden ist die New York Episode vielleicht die beste. Ein faszinierender Kurzfilm - zugleich lustig und sehr sehr menschlich. Armin Mueller-Stahl und Giancarlo Esposito spielen hervorragend; man hat das Gefühl, dass sie auf der Basis eines eher vagen Drehbuchs viel improvisieren. Subtile satirische Passagen, die durch Rosie Perez' schrille Darbietung manchem vielleicht gar nicht auffallen, werden beispielsweise deutlich, wenn die beiden über ihre Namen und ihre Mützen diskutieren. Diese Episode muss man mehrmals sehen, um sie richtig auskosten zu können. PS: Von der Atmosphäre und der Menschlichkeit her durchaus mit SMOKE (auch von Jim Jarmusch) vergleichbar.

Paris

Isaach De Bankolé as Unnamed Taxi Driver

Béatrice Dalle as the Blind Woman (passenger)

Rome

Roberto Benigni as Unnamed Taxi Driver

Paolo Bonacelli as Priest (passenger)

Helsinki

Matti Pellonpää as Mika (taxi driver) Kari Väänänen, Sakari Kuosmanen, and Tomi Salmela as Passengers

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