Directed by:
Jim JarmuschScreenplay:
Jim JarmuschCinematography:
Yorick Le SauxCast:
Tom Hiddleston, Tilda Swinton, Anton Yelchin, Mia Wasikowska, John Hurt, Jeffrey Wright, Slimane Dazi, Georges Claisse (narrator), Aurélie Thépaut (more)VOD (1)
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Set against the romantic desolation of Detroit and Tangier, 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? (official distributor synopsis)
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At the time of its release, Jim Jarmusch’s melancholic and peculiar variation on the vampire theme was mostly tolerated by critics of the middle and older professional generations, who spoke of quirks, hipsterism and emptiness. Over the years, however, Only Lovers Left Alive has become a popular film among the younger generation, whose moods and thoughts Jarmusch appeals to with precision. It could be said that it is not Jarmusch who has aged and lost his poetics, which were valued by his current critics, but rather that they have lost the sensitivity that once led them to adore this icon of American independent film. Conversely, Jarmusch remains the same and speaks best to the same audience, which comprises romantically tattered young people. As Jarmusch himself says, genres fascinate him because they represent frames in which each artist can paint his own picture. This is exactly how he approaches vampires and creates from them the immortal (and thus polished-by-centuries) powers of his earlier characters of existentially ragged dead men and nocturnal creatures desperately longing for kindred spirits while simultaneously despising society, as well as the history and traditions of refined amalgams of devotees of world culture. Jarmusch’s vampires are cool, romantic intellectuals and artists elevated above earthly needs and devoting themselves to the beauty that is associated with that which has stood up against time and fashion, while suffering the loss of that beauty from today’s hectic world.
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Jarmusch tests the limits of the audience's perspective - you'd stake another filmmaker for the cheapest name symbolism - while building one of the best musical playlists ever. In a melancholic atmosphere, he lets two cursed men of infinite time pass who have run out of reasons to live, letting one of the year's essential viewing experiences mature as the hours tick by. 4 ½.
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The film Only Lovers Left Alive is stylized, with its own pace, specific musical and sound aspects, and distinctive acting - slow, weary, resigned - where faster moments stand out, although there aren't many of them. The horror atmosphere is minimal, but for example, the scene in the airplane is very well-shot, even though it logically fizzles out. A good film, but one that is not easy to digest.
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One thing that really annoys me about Jim Jarmusch's films is how the stories are dragging out. Jarmusch is able to add such a tremendous amount of tediousness into each of his films that I always spend at least a part of it being bored. Other than this, the premise seemed very interesting, the acting performances were quite decent, and I was also intrigued by its criticism of the current state of affairs. If it hadn’t been for the sluggish pace, I would have given four stars.
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A very stylish and darkly atmospheric drama! Tom Hiddleston and Tilda Swinton make a very eccentric and exotic duo. Their appearance and behavior was portrayed perfectly. It doesn't have much in common with horror, but surprisingly I wasn't bored for a second, so a decent three stars. Action 0/10, Suspense 2/10, Gore 3/10, Story 8/10, Atmosphere 7/10.
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