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Only Lovers Left Alive

  • 20132013
  • RR
  • 2h 3m
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7.2/10
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Tilda Swinton and Tom Hiddleston in Only Lovers Left Alive (2013)
Set against the romantic desolation of Detroit and Tangiers, an underground musician, deeply depressed by the direction of human activities, reunites with his resilient and enigmatic lover. Their love story has already endured several centuries at least, but their debauched idyll is soon disrupted by her wild and uncontrollable younger sister. Can these wise but fragile outsiders continue to survive as the modern world collapses around them?
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A depressed musician reunites with his lover. Though their romance, which has already endured several centuries, is disrupted by the arrival of her uncontrollable younger sister.A depressed musician reunites with his lover. Though their romance, which has already endured several centuries, is disrupted by the arrival of her uncontrollable younger sister.A depressed musician reunites with his lover. Though their romance, which has already endured several centuries, is disrupted by the arrival of her uncontrollable younger sister.
IMDb RATING
7.2/10
103K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
3,053
128
    • Jim Jarmusch
    • Jim Jarmusch
    • Marion Bessay(adaptation: French version)
  • Stars
    • Tilda Swinton
    • Tom Hiddleston
    • Mia Wasikowska
    • Jim Jarmusch
    • Jim Jarmusch
    • Marion Bessay(adaptation: French version)
  • Stars
    • Tilda Swinton
    • Tom Hiddleston
    • Mia Wasikowska
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    • 285User reviews
    • 395Critic reviews
    • 79Metascore
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    Tilda Swinton, Anton Yelchin, Tom Hiddleston, and Mia Wasikowska in Only Lovers Left Alive (2013)
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    Tilda Swinton
    Tilda Swinton
    • Eve
    Tom Hiddleston
    Tom Hiddleston
    • Adam
    Mia Wasikowska
    Mia Wasikowska
    • Ava
    John Hurt
    John Hurt
    • Christopher Marlowe
    Anton Yelchin
    Anton Yelchin
    • Ian
    Jeffrey Wright
    Jeffrey Wright
    • Dr. Watson
    Slimane Dazi
    Slimane Dazi
    • Bilal
    Carter Logan
    Carter Logan
    • Scott
    Aurélie Thépaut
    Aurélie Thépaut
    • Flight Attendant
    Ali Amine
    Ali Amine
    • Taxi Driver, Detroit
    Dave W.
    Dave W.
    • White Hills
    Ego Sensation
    Ego Sensation
    • White Hills
    Nick Name
    Nick Name
    • White Hills
    Fouad El Achaari
    • Man on Street, Tangier
    Hawchi Mustapha
    • Man on Street, Tangier
    Abdelkader Dourkan
    • Man on Street, Tangier
    Mohamed Chairi Felah
    • Man on Street, Tangier
    Bilal Chair Felah
    • Man on Street, Tangier
      • Jim Jarmusch
      • Jim Jarmusch
      • Marion Bessay(adaptation: French version)
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    • Trivia
      All of the cast members playing vampires wore wigs that were a mix of human, yak, and goat hair, in order to make them look wilder.
    • Goofs
      There is no way to get from the USA (Detroit or Chicago) to Spain (Madrid) only flying at night. The flight will take at least 8 hours and will cross 5 time-zones into the east towards sunrise. So night would take at least 13 hours.
    • Quotes

      Eve: I'm sure she'll be very famous.

      Adam: God, I hope not. She's way too good for that.

    • Connections
      Featured in Film '72: Episode dated 19 February 2014 (2014)
    • Soundtracks
      Funnel Of Love
      Written by Charlie McCoy & Kent Westberry

      Performed by Wanda Jackson

      Courtesy of Capitol Records Nashville

    User reviews285

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    10/10
    Two immortal lovers reunite after years of separation.
    Yes, Only Lovers Left Alive is another vampire movie. Yes, the characters are very pale and old and romantic. Yes, it is very much full of clichés and stereotypes. However, it is also wickedly smart, beautifully shot, filled to the brim with talent and full of cultural witticisms.

    Tom Hiddleston is Adam, Tilda Swinton is Eve and Jim Jarmusch is a genius. This is a director that tells us all we need to know without doubting our intelligence. He allows us to fall into the depths of the film without worrying about a perfectly neat beginning, middle and end. He even stops his characters from following tedious and predictable patterns, because after all, they're too old for that.

    This is a movie for film lovers and pop culture enthusiasts. It is a vampire film that takes advantage of its time span; cultural references dating back hundreds of years can be found at every corner. Only Lovers Left Alive does not focus on blood and gore, it is not a thriller nor a horror, it doesn't even truly focus on the world of vampires. Instead, Jarmusch studies the eternal, he explores the quiet, perhaps boring, every day life of a modern, intelligent and ancient being who has, quite literally, seen it all.

    • Sinann Fetherston.


    You can find a full review at MoviefiedNYC.
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    • Release date
      • December 25, 2013 (Germany)
      • United Kingdom
      • Germany
      • Greece
      • France
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      • Turkish
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    • Filming locations
      • Hamburg, Germany
    • Production companies
      • Recorded Picture Company (RPC)
      • Pandora Filmproduktion
      • Snow Wolf Produktion
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    • 2 hours 3 minutes
      • Color
      • Dolby Surround 7.1
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      • Dolby Digital

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