Was that Roberto?

The newest DVD featuring Jim Jarmusch's Mystery Train is worth watching not only for the clever film but also for the special features. One of the special features in the Criterion edition of this movie offers an audio-only Q&A with Jarmusch. One of the questions asks if Roberto Benigni is supposed to be in the coffin in one of the film's story lines that features Benigni's real-life wife, Nicoletta Braschi. The story line has Braschi accompanying her dead husband, who's sealed away in a casket, back to Rome. Instead, Braschi is stuck in Memphis (twist on a Bob Dylan lyric??) for a night due to an airline mix up.
"No," replies Jarmusch, but the idea of Roberto Benigni in the casket seemed to amuse the writer/director. Fans of the movie and of Jarmusch will relish the 20-plus Q&As and the other special features. Another is a short taken from the 2001 documentary Screamin’ Jay Hawkins: I Put a Spell on Me. The DVD is worth a few hours of your time, especially if you enjoy rock and roll music, and if you are a Joe Strummer fan, like me.