To celebrate the release of the Criterion Collection edition of Mystery Train we’ve got TWO Blu-ray copies to give away!
In which city is Mystery Train set?
A) New York
B) Memphis
C) Chicago
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Competition Ends: 23rd May 2023
Aloof teenage Japanese tourists, a frazzled Italian widow, and a disgruntledBritish immigrant all converge in the city of dreams—which, in Mystery Train, from Jim Jarmusch (Stranger Than Paradise, Night on Earth), is Memphis. Made with its director’s customary precision and wit, Mystery Train is a triptych of stories that pay playful tribute to the home of Stax Records, Sun Studio, Graceland, Carl Perkins, and, of course, the King himself, who presides over the film like a spirit. Mystery Train is one of Jarmusch’s very best movies, a boozy and beautiful pilgrimage to an iconic American ghost town and a paean to the music it gave the world.
UNITED STATES | 1989 | 110 MINUTES | COLOUR | 1.77:1 |
IN ENGLISH & JAPANESE WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES
IN ENGLISH & JAPANESE WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES
DIRECTOR-APPROVED SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES
- New, restored high-definition digital transfer, supervised and approved by director Jim Jarmusch (with uncompressed monaural soundtrack on the lu-ray edition)
- Q&A with Jarmusch in which he responds to questions sent in by fans
- Original documentary on Mystery Train’s locations and Memphis’s rich social and musical history
- On-set photos by Masayoshi Sukita, and behind-the-scenes photos
- New and improved English subtitle translation
- PLUS: a booklet featuring essays by writers Peter Guralnick and Dennis Lim, as well as a collectible poster
