His reclusive nature adds to his mystique as a musician and composer; he is upset when some intrepid fans turn up on his doorstep. 6.8 The Seer. Swinton's awesome hairdo alone makes the film worth watching. Adam and Eve don't dare bite anyone's neck for fear of contamination by impure blood. Written by They don’t need the sun to sparkle. [25], Parallel to Adam's fondness for vintage instruments and audio equipment, Jarmusch originally planned shooting the movie on analog film; budgetary considerations however forced the use of a digital Arri Alexa Plus with Cooke S4 lenses. [27], While Adam often mentions that he has no "heroes", opposite his bed the wall is covered with pictures of personalities, which include, The home of Adam is originally located at 82 Alfred Street, Detroit. His desire to reconnect through his music is at odds with the danger of recognition as well as his contempt for the corrupt and foolish humans he refers to as 'zombies'. The film co-stars John Hurt, Anton Yelchin, Mia Wasikowska and Jeffrey Wright. An in-depth look at legendary punk band The Stooges. A depressed musician reunites with his lover. [37] Calum Marsh of Slant Magazine gave it 3 out of 4 stars. Jim Jarmusch. Was this review helpful to you? We all have the tendency to be zombies – to go through life with blinders on, unaware of the wonders around us, not to mention those we might be capable of creating ourselves. [42] Jessica Kiang of IndieWire gave the film a B+ grade, "the real pleasure of the film is in its languid droll cool and its romantic portrayal of the central couple, who are now our number one role models in the inevitable event of us turning vampiric". Before dawn, Ava kills Ian by drinking too much of his blood and Adam kicks her out of the house. [20] Wright's scenes with Hiddleston are by far the highlight of the film. Adam and Eve dispose of Ian's corpse in an acid pool in an abandoned factory. In August 2010, Jarmusch said that Tilda Swinton, Michael Fassbender, Mia Wasikowska and John Hurt had agreed to join the film, described by Jarmusch in May 2011 as a "crypto-vampire love story" but he did not have financing yet. Swinton stated after the film's release: "Jim is pretty much nocturnal, so the nightscape is pretty much his palette. Jarmusch not only sees himself as a "film nerd",[13] he has also been called "a cultural sponge" by van Wissem. 25. Ian promises to discreetly spread rumours about Adam living elsewhere to draw them away. Then one night he meets his new neighbor, a woman dealing with grief of her own. Hedy Lamarr. Choose from contactless Same Day Delivery, Drive Up and more. Explore {{searchView.params.phrase}} by color family {{familyColorButtonText(colorFamily.name)}} With Tilda Swinton, Tom Hiddleston, Mia Wasikowska, John Hurt. [45][46], Kurt Halfyard of Twitch Film commented: "Retro recording equipment hasn't looked this claustrophobically sexy since Berberian Sound Studio". Centuries-old lovers Adam and Eve are vampires. 209 talking about this. You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin. At least 2,000 years old: Adam and Eve are bimillennarians, and then some. Eve takes Adam's ready cash and leaves him with the promise of a gift. Adam sits holding a lute, in his cluttered Detroit Victorian, as Eve wakes up in her bedroom in Tangier, surrounded by books. Having acquired much scientific knowledge over the years, Adam has built contraptions to power his home and a vintage sports car with technology originally pioneered by Nikola Tesla. Watch on Netflix Also available on Netflix. HD 7.30 123 min. A quiet observation of the triumphs and defeats of daily life, along with the poetry evident in its smallest details. This has been heralded as a return to form for Jarmusch but, frankly, I liked his last two films a lot better. Since the death of his beloved Eve, Adam had been barely living, only alive due to a promise he made to her. 26. Pasty pin-up boy Edward Cullen and his undead clan can’t compete with the fabulously aloof and effortlessly cool creatures of the night lurking in Jim Jarmusch ’s "Only Lovers Left Alive". 6.0 Sarkar. Will they help each other heal or drive each other crazy? He reunites with his resilient and enigmatic lover (Eve, played by Tilda Swinton). [39], Todd McCarthy of The Hollywood Reporter described the film as "the perennial downtown filmmaker's best work in many years, probably since 1995's Dead Man, with which it shares a sense of quiet, heady, perilous passage. [41], Robbie Collin from The Daily Telegraph awarded the film 4 out of 5 stars and praised the performances of Swinton and Hiddleston: "In the time-honoured Jarmuschian fashion, the few things that happen in Only Lovers Left Alive happen very slowly, but the dialogue is always gloomily amusing, and Swinton and Hiddleston's delivery of the gags is as cold and crisp as footsteps in fresh snow". [9], Jarmusch revealed in 2014 that, after seven years of frustration, Swinton said "That's good news, it means that now is not the time. 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. It’s a love story about the two and how they are fated to be together no matter what. After they discuss how Marlowe secretly wrote most of Shakespeare's plays, Marlowe dies. 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