Only Lovers Left Alive (2013) (original) (raw)

A romance horror drama film, set against the romantic desolation of Detroit and Tangier. Adam, an underground musician, deeply depressed by the direction of human activities, reunites with his resilient and enigmatic lover, Eve. Their love story has already endured several centuries at least, but their debauched idyll is soon interrupted by Eve's wild and uncontrollable younger sister, Ava. Can these wise and fragile outsiders continue to survive as the modern world collapses around them?

Director: Jim Jarmusch
Writer: Jim Jarmusch
Starring: Tilda Swinton, Tom Hiddleston, Anton Yelchin, Mia Wasikowska, John Hurt, Jeffrey Wright
Producer: Jeremy Thomas

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Review by Brian Orndorf, April 24, 2014

8 / 10

Jim Jarmusch always makes interesting pictures, but it�s been a while since he�s made a great one. �Only Lovers Left Alive� toys with the waning trend of vampire stories, only instead of plastic passions and teen angst, there�s conversation, history, and a heaping helping of ennui. Shellacked with Jarmusch-branded wit and coolness, the feature is kept in play through near-perfect casting, with stars Tom Hiddleston and Tilda Swinton carrying the effort�s mystery and understandable concentration on fatigue with wonderful timing and physical presence. Eased with pockets of humor, �Only Lovers Lef ...read more...

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