Dead Man 4K 1995

Mentions of the film began to appear frequently in my information field. And here I am at the cinema. Even before the plot began, with the first sounds, the thought came to me: ‘What beautiful music, I'll have to find it later’. Then, almost instantly, I see the inscription that the composer is Neil Young - not another word, the evening will be wonderful!

The genius of the decision to shoot the film in black and white is combined with the thoughtful measured pace of its flow and, of course, the soundtrack. The story is so concise that you don't even want to think about whether everything that is happening is a metaphorical parable or Blake's real development in the process of a semi-narcotic journey. In films like this, the characters' psyches are laid bare and play with us. Jarmusch has managed to create that very unforgettable effect of immersion.

The uncertainty of the genre, humor combined with poetic sophistication, the meditative nature of the journey, the tension of intrigue and persecution, the metamorphosis of the main character under the influence of a bizarre combination of the need to survive in harsh conditions and a certain spiritual path of an Indian, seasoned with classic references to Blake's poetry...

I enjoyed the film ‘Dead Man’ as much as I did when, at the age of 17, I first discovered Neil Young with his legendary ‘Heart of Gold’ and the lingering, thoughtful ‘Cortez the Killer’. Thank you!