Special Features:
- New high-definition digital transfer, enhanced for widescreen televisions
- Comments and reflections by Jim Jarmuch
- Outtakes
- 2002 video interview with director of photography Robby Muller
- 1986 Cannes Film Festival press conference with Jarmusch and stars John Lurie, Roberto Benigni, and Nicoletta Braschi
- Q & A with Jim Jarmusch
- Isolated music track
- Production Polaroids
- Location stills
- Music video of Tom Waits' cover of Cole Porter's "It's All Right With Me," directed by Jarmusch
- Original theatrical trailer
- Optional French dub track, featuring Roberto Benigni
- Optional French subtitles
- English subtitles for the deaf and hearing impaired
- Optimal image quality: RSDL dual-layer edition
Description:
When fate lands three hapless men—an unemployed disc jockey (Tom Waits), a small-time pimp (John Lurie), and a strong-willed Italian tourist (Roberto Benigni)—in a Louisiana prison, their singular adventure begins. Described by director Jim Jarmusch as a “neo-beat-noir-comedy,” Down by Law is part nightmare and part fairytale, featuring fine performances and crisp black-and-white photography by esteemed cinematographer Robby Müller. The Criterion Collection is proud to present Jim Jarmusch’s Down by Law.