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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Glow. When I wake up earlier than you, and you are turned to face me, face on the pillow and hair spread around, I take a chance and stare at you, amazed in love and afraid that you might open your eyes and have the daylights scared out of you. But maybe with the daylights gone, you'd see how much my chest and head implode for you, their voices trapped inside like unborn children fearing they will never see the light of day. The opening in the wall now dimly glows, it's rainy, blue and grey. I tie my shoes and go downstairs to put the coffee on.

Paterson

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It's all warmed up for you, Donny. All used up's more like it.

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You OK? Well, since you asked, no, not really. My mother-in-law is moving in. The cat got diagnosed with cat diabetes. And the medicine, you know, it's all so expensive. And now, my daughter started taking violin lessons and I'm losing my mind with the sound of that. What can I say, Paterson? - Oh, sorry. - Oh, just my burden, I guess. - My particular burden. - OK. I'll see you tomorrow.

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Excuse me. Are you OK here, all alone? I'm fine. I'm just waiting for my mom and my sister. She's upstairs, in that building over there. Do you mind if I sit down till your mom comes down? Sure. - Yeah? - Yeah.

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- Are you a bus driver? - Yeah. Do you ever drive one of those accordion buses? Articulated.

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Accordion. No, I just drive the regular ones. Did you ever drive a fire truck? No, just, uh, buses and cars, and, uh, I drove a big truck a few times, but, uh, that's it.

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Are you, uh, interested in poetry? - Uh, actually, I am, kind of. - Really? - Yeah. - I write poetry. I keep it all in this notebook.

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Secret notebook. - Oh, you're a poet. - Yeah. That's great. - Would you like to hear one? - Sure, sure. It doesn't really rhyme, though. That's OK. I kind of like them better when they don't. Yeah, me too. OK. This one's called "Water Falls". Two words, though, like that.

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"Water Falls", OK. OK. "Water Falls". "Water falls from the bright air. "It falls like hair, "falling across a young girl's shoulders. "Water falls, "making pools in the asphalt, "dirty mirrors with clouds and buildings inside. "It falls on the roof of my house. "It falls on my mother, and on my hair. "Most people call it rain."

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That's a beautiful poem. - You really liked it? - Yeah, I really do. I think it's beautiful. "Water Falls". Thank you. It doesn't rhyme exactly. No, but the first two lines do, in a nice way. And some nice little internal rhymes too, I think. Internal rhymes.

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Oh, my mom's done.

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That's my sister. We're twins.

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It was nice to meet you. Nice to meet you too. Nice to meet a... nice to meet a real poet.

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Do you like Emily Dickinson? I do, yeah. She's one of my favourites. Awesome, a bus driver that likes Emily Dickinson.

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"Water falls from the bright air, "falls like hair, "falling across a young girl's shoulder."

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I'm so excited to see what you'll think.

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Some fresh basil. I grew it myself on the windowsill. W-we're having pie for dinner? Yeah, but a dinner pie. Oh.

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What do you think's inside? Uh, inside the secret pie? Uh, I don't know. Fish? No, not fish, silly! - Want me to tell you? - Uhh, yes, please. OK. Cheddar cheese and Brussels sprouts.

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- Seriously? - Yeah, baked into a pie. Doesn't it sound delicious? You love Brussels sprouts and you love Cheddar cheese. I do, yeah. No, that sounds very original.

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Is it a new recipe you found? No, I made it up. Secret pie. I made a small one for Marvin. He really seemed to like it.

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