Stranger Than Paradise is a 1984 American
absurdist/
deadpan comedy film. It was written and directed by
Jim Jarmusch and stars jazz musician
John Lurie, former
Sonic Youth drummer-turned-actor
Richard Edson, and Hungarian-born actress
Eszter Balint. The film features a minimalist plot in which the main character, Willie, has a cousin from
Hungary, Eva, stay with him for ten days before going to
Cleveland. Willie and his friend Eddie eventually go to Cleveland to visit Eva.