How did he get so many renowned actors?
especially given his small budget, just in terms of logistics - how did he even know their agents, and persuade them to do the roles.
also, did he write each segment before approaching the actors or did he approach them first and then just taylor write accordingly?
it's a pretty amazing achievement when you think about it, especially given his age and experience (or lack thereof) at the time.
From what I know this was filmed over a 17 year period maybe some of the actors were not as renowned at the time they filmed their roles. Also I believe Jarmusch is friends with many if not all the actors/actresses in the film and has worked with many of them on other projects/films.
shareAs the previous response said, yeah, actors like Jarmusch. He brings out the best in them. His movies are unconventional, so actors get to do things they wouldn't otherwise. How often has Cate Blanchett played a part like Shelly? I bet it was hard work and that she absolutely loved doing it. I gather a lot of the dialog was improv, which is a skill that good actors are proud of and enjoy, but of course almost never get a chance at in movies.
And the spread out schedule -- well, I think not so much that he got actors before they were well known, but that he wasn't on a deadline and so he could film an episode any time he and the actors were free. The total lack of extras made it even easier. And I read that most of the vignettes were done in a day or two, in part because the actors did a lot of improv, so that's another factor. He could almost walk down the street, meet a few actors, take them home and do a shoot. OK, that makes it sound easy, and of course it's not.
Edward
Didn't he just film parts of this movie whenever he had time over the course of 2 decades? He was probably already around most of these people... then, he set up a camera, let the people talk, and then turn the camera off. Doesn't seem like much work.
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