Paterson

Paterson is a 2016 drama film written and directed by Jim Jarmusch. The film stars Adam Driver as a bus driver and poet named Paterson, and Golshifteh Farahani as his wife, who dreams of being a country music star and opening a cupcake business. Paterson was selected to compete for the Palme d'Or at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival, where it won the Palm Dog Award. It was released in Germany on November 17, 2016, by K5 International; in France on December 21, 2016, by Le Pacte; and in the United States on December 28, 2016, by Amazon Studios and Bleecker Street.

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The rain has stopped.

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I stop.

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Morning, Donny. You OK? No, not really.

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You don't even wanna know.

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I go through trillions of molecules that move aside to make way for me, while on both sides, trillions more stay where they are. The windshield wiper blade starts to squeak.

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The rain has stopped. I stop. On the corner, a boy in a yellow raincoat holding his mother's hand.

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I think it's probably best if we, uh, stand as far away from the bus as we can. It's not gonna catch on fire or anything, is it? It could explode into a fireball! Oh, no, ma'am. It's just an electrical problem. What's gonna happen to us now? Are we stranded here? Oh, no, no, no. Another bus will come get us shortly. Dear God.

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I think we'll just gather up over there, if you don't mind, thank you very much. OK, people. Let's join the rest of the passengers, if we could. - Did we run out of gas? - No, plenty of gas. It's just, uh, an electrical problem. Sabotage, probably. OK, let's... let's come over here. Another bus will come get us in a minute. OK everyone, I... I apologise again for this inconvenience. I think it's best if we wait here for a few minutes and, uh, I'll call now for a replacement bus.

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- Don't you have a smartphone? - Uh, no I-I don't. I don't, not with me. Would you like to use my phone, Mr Bus Driver? Oh, if you don't mind. Thank you. So, what's gonna happen to this bus? Um, well, a... a big truck is gonna come and tow it back to the depot. - Awesome. - Thank you very much. - I can't wait to see the truck. - OK, I'll just be over here. I apologise again.

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Hi, this is Paterson, bus 23, I have a situation. Third, second and first. Third, second, first. Pluck all those strings together. There you have your first chord.

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Surprise! Just sit down, darling, for a second, and listen to this.

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OK.

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♪ I've been working on the railroad ♪ All the livelong day ♪ I've been working on the railroad ♪ Just to pass the time away ♪

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Well, that's as far as I got so far. But it's pretty amazing, right? For someone who never played before? It's very amazing. You just learned all that today? Yeah, from these instructional DVDs. And I've been baking all day too. Well, I'm very impressed. Isn't she beautiful? Yeah, you two were made for each other. What's it called again? The... the Jester? - No, the Harlequin. - Harlequin. And thank you, my love.

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You look a little drained. You're home a little late. Was your day OK? Well, it was until the bus broke down. The bus broke down? Was it dangerous? No, it was just, uh, just sputtered out. It was an electrical problem. Electrical problem? Could it have exploded into a fireball? No, no. It's just an old bus. Well, I think they should get their best driver, who's also a great poet, a brand-new bus. It's the least they could do. The city of Paterson? Not likely.

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Well, honey. I'm just glad you're OK.

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Maybe you should get a smartphone. Just for emergencies. You know I don't want one. The world worked fine before they even existed. I know, darling, but sometimes they make things easier.

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Honey, since the kitchen's a mess with all my baking going on, couldn't we order out? Like, a pizza? - Pizza's fine with me. - Great. Then after dinner, while you and Marvin go out, I could practise just a little more. I wanna learn the rest of that song, at least.

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The Harlequin.

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So what'd they do? Send a mechanic, uh, on site or tow the motherfucker or what? Yeah, yeah. They come and tow it back to the depot, and they send a replacement bus for the passengers. Man, that could've been a lot worse. Damn thing could've exploded into a fuckin' fireball!

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