'Paterson' Trailer: Adam Driver Is A Driver Named Paterson In Paterson, New Jersey

The Star Wars Saga films ar sitting out this year, but star Adam Driver is still having quite a 2016. He began with a supporting role in Midnight Special this spring, and this winter he has two more movies out. One is Martin Scorsese's Silence, which just secured an awards-season release date from Paramount. The other is Jim Jarmusch's Paterson, which has just unveiled its first trailer.

The title refers to both the main character and the location of the movie. Driver is Paterson, a bus driver in Paterson, NJ. Under his unassuming exterior burns a bright, creative soul: he spends his free time writing poems that he declines to share with the world, despite the loving encouragement of his wife (Golshifteh Farahani). Paterson follows its protagonist through the ins and outs of daily life, culminating in a very minor tragedy that threatens to disrupt his comforting routine. Watch the Paterson trailer below. 

Yahoo shared the first Paterson trailer.

I caught a screening of Paterson for the New York Film Festival, and will have a full review of it up soon. For now, though, suffice it to say this is a lovely and unusual picture. It might take you a while to ease into its rhythms (it did for me), but it's worth the trouble. The entire film rests on Driver's shoulders and he uses that opportunity to remind us yet again why he's so in demand, turning in a subtle and sympathetic performance that's miles away from his glowering role in Star Wars: The Force Awakens or his troubled one in HBO's Girls.

Paterson is in theaters December 28.

Paterson (Adam Driver) is a bus driver in the city of Paterson, New Jersey – they share the name. Every day, Paterson adheres to a simple routine: he drives his daily route, observing the city as it drifts across his windshield and overhearing fragments of conversation swirling around him; he writes poetry into a notebook; he walks his dog; he stops in a bar and drinks exactly one beer. He goes home to his wife, Laura (Golshifteh Farahani). By contrast, Laura's world is ever changing. New dreams come to her almost daily, each a different and inspired project. Paterson loves Laura and she loves him. He supports her newfound ambitions; she champions his secret gift for poetry. The history and energy of the City of Paterson is a felt presence in the film and its simple structure unfolds over the course of a single week. The quiet triumphs and defeats of daily life are observed, along with the poetry evident in its smallest details.