Only Lovers Left Alive
Unconventional love story between a man and a woman, Adam and Eve. Like their own love story, their particular perspective on human history spans centuries - because they happen to be vampires. Directed by Jim Jarmusch (DEAD MAN, BROKEN FLOWERS).
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?
These two lovers are archetypal outsiders, classic bohemians, extremely intelligent and sophisticated -- yet still in full possession of their animal instincts. Adam and Eve are themselves metaphors for the present state of human life - they are fragile and endangered, susceptible to natural forces, and to the shortsighted behavior of those in power.
Jim Jarmusch, Cyprus, Germany, France, 2013, 123 min. English spoken, Dutch subtitles.
With Tom Hiddleston, Tilda Swinton, Mia Wasikowska, John Hurt, Anton Yelchin.