CINEHUNCH / YOUR NEXT CHAPTER

A FRESH ALLOWANCE AT MIDNIGHT · ISTANBUL TIME

Back to the finderTHE FILM / 1984
Stranger Than Paradise posterA FILM WORTH A CLOSER LOOK

THE FEATURE PRESENTATION

MOVIE1984 1h 29m USA

IF THIS ONE STAYED WITH YOU

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01 / THE STORY

A little about the film.

The film is a three-act story about Willie (John Lurie), who lives in New York City, and his interactions with the two other main characters, Eva (Eszter Balint) and Eddie (Richard Edson).

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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME

The people who bring it to life.

Tom DiCillo

Airline Agent

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Rockets Redglare

Poker player

Sara Driver

Girl with Hat

John Lurie

John Lurie

Willie

Richard Edson

Eddy

Eszter Balint

Eva

Paul Sloane

Motel owner