Jim Jarmusch to Direct a French “Road Movie”
According to CinemaDrame News Agency, Jim Jarmusch, after directing Father Mother Sister Brother — which won the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival — is now set to make a French film.
World of Reel has reported that Atila Saleh Üçer, the producer of Father Mother Sister Brother, confirmed at the São Paulo International Film Festival that he and Jarmusch are developing a new project together. He said the project will be a road movie, to be filmed entirely in France across four cities.
A few months ago, Jarmusch told Interview Magazine that due to difficulties securing funding in the United States, he was interested in making a film in France. He even mentioned that he was seeking French citizenship, as he no longer wished to make American films:
“In America, I’m an independent filmmaker, and I’m fine with that. But in France, I’m a real director. From now on, my new films will be shot in France. In fact, I’m trying to get a French passport. Filmmaking in the U.S. has become restrictive, stressful, and painful.”
Before Jarmusch, filmmakers such as Richard Linklater, Paul Verhoeven, Ryusuke Hamaguchi, Asghar Farhadi, Woody Allen, and Roman Polanski had also turned to France for filmmaking. Farhadi is currently shooting Parallel Stories with French actors.
The French government provides extensive support for filmmaking, offering directors stronger tax incentives than those available in the U.S. Jarmusch, who has been working in independent cinema for five decades, is known for acclaimed works such as Paterson, Only Lovers Left Alive, Dead Man, and many others.
