Jim Jarmusch: Rock 'n' Roll

Overview

One of the most celebrated voices in American independent cinema will be the subject of a retrospective at ACMI. Beginning Tuesday, December 27, Jim Jarmusch: Rock 'n' Roll will examine Jarmusch's frequent collaborations with rock music luminaries across a career that spans more than 30 years.

The season is centred on this year's Gimme Danger, Jarmusch's adoring documentary about legendary rockers The Stooges and the band's notorious frontman Iggy Pop. The doco will screen until January 18, and shapes up as a must-see for music lovers.

Of course, Gimme Danger isn't the first time that Pop and Jarmusch have crossed paths. The musician also appeared as a cross-dressing fur trader in Dead Man, and as a fictionalised version of himself in Coffee and Cigarettes. The latter film saw him share the screen with fellow musician Tom Waits, who also worked with Jarmusch on Mystery Train and Down by Law. All four films will screen as part of the retrospective on 35mm film prints.