earth night

Tyrese 2022-04-21 09:02:33

Huge airport, hesitantly blowing Boeing 747
smoke rings to silence the noise, one by one passed away
in Los Angeles, it is not difficult to make a name for yourself

People's artist who fled from East Germany, a clown
with a ridiculous name, working hard to learn American language
freedom And the New York instrument, the eloquent, rude,

chattering diplomat of a small country, who finally angered
the poor who swallowed his voice; the young blind woman
walking along the canal, beating the wind in Paris,

the priest who worked overtime, had no heart to listen to the gospel of God
and a rascal Confession: He has raped
pumpkins, sheep, sisters-in-law, and dying

drunk people, naturally there is sadness in his deep throat
, but it is unemployment, debt, the death of a loved one,
or someone with a knife, and there is no way out

One half of the old oranges, caged in the shadows, Nanjing seems to
be intoxicated by the spring breeze, and a few dollars of night cold
scratches people's bones, like a deserted country grave...

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Extended Reading
  • Lavonne 2022-03-27 09:01:10

    "Earth Night" is Jarmusch's version of "Taxi Driver". Favorite Brooklyn night! Poke in the laughter, cute and embarrassing......

  • Dawn 2022-03-25 09:01:10

    1. Jiamusu is indeed a foreign Wang Jiawei (it should be Wang Jiawei who is Chinese Jiamusu); 2. I feel that Cao Baoping has seen "Earth Night" before filming "Li Mi's Conjecture"; 3. The ending song Tom Waits' smoke 4. An inspiration: If I don't get motion sickness, I can actually go for a taxi during the day...

Night on Earth quotes

  • Man in Accident (segment "Paris"): Don't you look where you're going? We're not in Africa here!

    Paris Driver: You're a racist!

    Man in Accident (segment "Paris"): No, I'm not a racist, but you drive like a fuckin' black! The road goes this way, and you were going that way! Are you blind or what?

  • Driver: Hotel Genius. What a name for a hotel! Good evening, I'd like a room between Leonardo da Vinci and Einstein. Yes, thank you. Who's this? Dante Alighieri, how's it going? I'm here having coffee with Shakespeare. Isaac Newton! Beethoven! Beethoven, I'd like you to meet Charlie Parker. Charlie Parker? Yes, Charlie Parker. Charlie Parker. Beethoven. Say something to him, Charlie. Ba-doe-bo-doe-boo. Be-da-ba-doe-boo...