Permanent Vacation, 1980 (© Studiocanal)
Permanent Vacation
USA 1980
Director: Jim Jarmusch
35mm | Original version with German subtitles
While life pulsates in crowded and hectic Manhattan, oppressive emptiness and silence reign in New York's Lower East Side, just a few blocks away. Permanent Vacation follows the life of the protagonist Aloysious Parker, a young man without a home, education, or job, over the course of two and a half days. He roams restlessly through the streets, always a little ahead of what seems to be pursuing him. Allie, who is 16 years old at the time, has already met and lived with a wide variety of people despite his young age. We become part of the stories of characters who, like him, fall outside of normative society.
Drawing on the extremely vibrant New York post-punk scene of the late 1970s, Jim Jarmusch's lyrical film debut traces the fleeting coming-of-age attitude of a young generation – embodied by the sensitive yet self-absorbed protagonist Chris Parker, who is in a state of constant, directionless motion. A film imbued with quiet melancholy and staged in a dreamlike manner.
Event starts at 8:00 p.m. with DJ, bar, and more.
Pre-show program starts at 9:00 p.m.
Film starts at 9:15 p.m.
Monday, June 22, 2026, 9:00 p.m.
Meadow in front of the HfG
Free admission, donations welcome
