Synopsis
A depressed musician reunites with his lover in the desolate streets of Detroit. Though their romance has endured several centuries, it is tested by the arrival of her capricious and unpredictable younger sister.
Only Lovers Left Alive
2013 Directed by Jim Jarmusch
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Jeremy Thomas Stacey E. Smith Jean Labadie Reinhard Brundig Peter Watson Christos V. Konstantakopoulos Bart Walker
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Pandora Film Neue Road Movies ARD/Degeto Film Recorded Picture Company Snow Wolf Produktion Lago Film Faliro House Productions
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Alternative Titles
Amantes Eternos, Tylko kochankowie przeżyją, Sadece Asiklar Hayatta Kalir, Samo ljubavnici opstaju, Armastajate igavene elu, Přežijí jen milenci, Samo ljubavnici preživljavaju, Isgyvena tik mylintys, Μόνο Οι Εραστές Μένουν Ζωντανοί, 오직 사랑하는 이들만이 살아남는다, Les derniers amants
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Leave it to Jim Jarmusch to find a new angle on the hoary old subject of vampires: The bored-immortal hangout movie, featuring Tilda Swinton and Tom Hiddleston as an ancient undead couple with no particular urgency about anything except possibly keeping each other alive. The movie completely lacks a sense of drive or urgency, and it keeps the plot to a minimum—if anything, it might have been better off without even the little drama it does have, since the plot touches compromise the story and briefly turn it into something that feels more intense, and dropping back into immortal torpor afterward is a little dissatisfying. But this is a beautifully acted and textured movie, a weird, syrupy, sleepy experience that…
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I love Jim Jarmusch.
I love Tom Hiddleston.
I love Tilda Swinton.
I love Mia Wasikowska.
I love John Hurt.
I love Anton Yelchin.
I love Jeffrey Wright.And I ADORE this film.
I never thought that I'd ever watch a movie,
Which made me wish I was a vampire. -
honestly i'd be perfectly happy being one of these "people" only probably obsessing over movies rather than books or music. but then maybe with all that time i'd be able to manage all three and finally learn about those other two things. sounds pretty great.
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I'm trying to pinpoint my favorite part of this film.
There's too much to choose from.
I'm just going to say everything. -
TIFF 2013 – film #3
Reason for pick: director Jim Jarmusch, Tilda Swinton, my wife’s love of all things Vampire.
It was a rainy day. Literally. Standing in line at the Bloor Cinema with the clouds wide open was really starting to affect my normally bright and cheery mood. Granted, this was a Jim Jarmusch film, but I really only know him by reputation, as I’d only seen Down by Law, and Broken Flowers. There was the Tilda Swinton factor. Love her. I couldn’t think of a bad film she was in until our friend Len reminded me of I Am Love. Hated that one. The real reason I’m here, standing in the rain, is my wife’s love of Vampire…
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“How could you have lived so long and still not get it?”
Jim Jarmusch brings a fresh spin to the very familiar vampire tale and delivers a solid and unique film that is unlike any other from the genre. Only Lovers Left Alive will stand alone considering it lacks the horror and action elements that the classic vampire films always introduce, and it also avoids the romantic cliches as well. It is an existential vampire film where you have two very distinct characters. On the one hand there is Tom Hiddleston’s character who has been around for centuries and is living in Detroit along with his growing music collection. He has grown weary with the way humans (or as he…
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Love the style and thoughtful pace! Characters were inviting enough! But it lacked the "IT" factor!
"IT" factor being that thing that makes it memorable! Makes you long for a sequel! The thing that pushes a film beyond the ranks of the mediocre!
Considering the talent and theme involved I was taken aback by the storylines lack of ambition!
