Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai (in 35mm)

Jim Jarmusch combined his love for the ice-cool crime dramas of Jean-Pierre Melville and Seijun Suzuki with the philosophical dimensions of samurai mythology for an eccentrically postmodern take on the hit-man thriller.

In one of his defining roles, Forest Whitaker brings a commanding serenity to his portrayal of a Zen contract killer working for a bumbling mob outfit, a modern man who adheres steadfastly to the ideals of the Japanese warrior code even as chaos and violence spiral around him. Featuring moody cinematography by the great Robby Müller, a sublime score by the Wu-Tang Clan’s RZA, and a host of colorful character actors (including a memorably stone-faced Henry Silva), GHOST DOG: THE WAY OF THE SAMURAI plays like a pop-culture-sampling cinematic mixtape built around a one-of-a-kind tragic hero. -Criterion Collection

You may also like the following events from Coolidge After Midnite:

• Next Friday, 11th July, 11:59 pm, K*ll Bill: Vol. 1 (in 35mm) in Brookline
• Next Saturday, 12th July, 11:59 pm, K*ll Bill: Vol. 2 (in 35mm) in Brookline
• This month, 19th July, 11:59 pm, Scum of the Earth (1974) (Digital Restoration) in Brookline

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