Down By Law – Criterion Collection – Blu-Ray

Director JIM JARMUSCH followed up his brilliant breakout Stranger Than Paradise with another, equally beloved portrait of loners and misfits in America. When fate lands three hapless men—an unemployed disc jockey (Short Cuts’ TOM WAITS), a small-time pimp (Fishing with John’s JOHN LURIE), and a strong- willed Italian tourist (Life Is Beautiful’s ROBERTO BENIGNI)—in a Louisiana prison, a singular adventure begins. Described by Jarmusch as a “neo-Beat noir comedy,” Down by Law is part nightmare and part fairy tale, featuring sterling performances and crisp black-and-white photography by esteemed cinematographer ROBBY MÜLLER (Paris, Texas)

DIRECTOR-APPROVED SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES

• Restored digital transfer, supervised by director Jim Jarmusch, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack
• Audio interview with Jarmusch from 2002
• Interview with director of photography Robby Müller from 2002
• Footage from the 1986 Cannes Film Festival, including a press conference
with Jarmusch and actors John Lurie, Roberto Benigni, and Nicoletta
Braschi, and an interview with Lurie, featuring commentary
• Sixteen outtakes
• Music video for Tom Waits’s cover of Cole Porter’s “It’s All Right with
Me,” directed by Jarmusch
• Q&A with Jarmusch in which he responds to fans’ questions
• Recordings of phone conversations between Jarmusch and Waits, Benigni, and Lurie
• Production Polaroids and location stills
• Trailer
• Isolated music track
• Optional French dub track, featuring Benigni
• PLUS: An essay by critic Lucy Sante