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Lola 2022-04-19 09:02:14

The film consists of five short stories that take place at the same time in different countries and regions. Each story describes a brief encounter between a taxi driver and a passenger.
At 7:07 p.m. in Los Angeles, the tomboy driver Corgi (Winona Ryder) takes her guest Victoria (Gena Rowlands) back to the hotel. Victoria, who happens to be in charge of the movie casting, takes a fancy to it. Corky, but Corky told her that she wanted to be a mechanic...
At 10:07 p.m. in New York, a black young man, Youyou, finally stopped a taxi, only to find that the driver was a driver who could not drive at all and could not speak the language. The foreign old man Helmut (Armin Mueller-Stahl), Youyou had to offer to let him drive...
At 4:07 in the morning in Paris, the young black driver insulted him with two words After the African passenger got off the bus, a beautiful blind girl (Béatrice Dalle) came up. He immediately had curiosity and pity for her, but found that she was more discerning in this world than himself. direction.
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This film was written, directed, and produced by Jarmusch himself. He wrote the script in about eight days, and the location of each story depends on the actors he wants to work with. The soundtrack of the movie comes from his old partner, the folk master Tom Waits.

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Night on Earth quotes

  • Paris Driver: I work from 8 p.m. to 8 a.m., so don't fuck with me in my own taxi! I don't give a shit about you, Ambassador, OK?

    Passenger #1: Can't we have some fun?

    Passenger #2: We've had champagne and we're happy...

    Paris Driver: No, you don't have fun in my taxi! It's my place of business, not your fucking playground! Okay, get out!

  • Paris Driver: Okay, if you're so smart, let me ask you a question. What color am I?

    Blind Woman: I don't give a fuck about colors!

    Paris Driver: But people have different colors of skin.

    Blind Woman: Look, I don't care if you're green or blue like a carrot! For me the word color doesn't mean anything. I feel colors... but you'd never understand that!