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Only Lovers Left Alive (2013)
Directed by Jim Jarmusch
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Overview
A depressed musician reunites with his lover. However, their romance, already played over several centuries, is disrupted by the arrival of her uncontrollable younger sister.
Rated R | Length 123 minutes
Actors
Tilda Swinton | Tom Hiddleston | Anton Yelchin | Mia Wasikowska | Jeffrey Wright | Slimane Dazi | John Hurt | Carter Logan | Aurélie Thépaut | Ali Amine | Dave W. | Ego Sensation | Nick Name | Fouad El Achaari | Hawchi Mustapha | Abdelkader Dourkan | Mohamed Chairi Felah | Bilal Chair Felah | Omar Raissouli | Yasmine Hamdan | Marc Codsi | Noureddine Touati | Hanane El Karni | Hamza Kadri | Marié Tanaka Kretschmer | Cody Stauber
Viewing History (seen 1 time)
| Date Viewed | Device | Format | Source | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05/03/2014 | Movie Screen | Digital | Theater | 7 stars |
| (Average) 7 stars |
Viewing Notes
Most of Jarmusch’s movies are variations on a road movie, the same being true here to a lesser extent. He’s a very visual director and the style of his filmmaking often supercedes the substance of the story being told.
While Only Lovers isn’t the best Jarmusch film, it’s still a fun, visually immersive, and often funny piece of work. The acting is great, especially from Swinton and Yelchin, who is great as Ian, a sort of fixer for Hiddleston’s Adam. Swinton just looks stunning here, fitting in well as part of Jarmusch’s visual repertoire.
My wife and I barely made the screening because I had the time wrong. We hauled ass from Lafayette 20 miles south to Denver to see this at the amazingly beautiful Mayan Theater. I’m happy I finally made a trip to this movie house, which is basically Denver’s Music Box. I know I’ll be seeing more movies here.
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