Stranger Than Paradise
A new American film
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A deadpan, deliberately understated road movie about three misfits drifting through America, where emotional connection emerges quietly beneath a surface of aimlessness and wry detachment.
New York layabout Willie forms an unexpected bond with his young Hungarian cousin Eva when she pays him a surprise visit. Later, Eva moves in with their aunt in Cleveland, and Willie takes his best friend Eddie to see her—a visit that culminates in a strange, eventful trip to Florida.
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