
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?... (Full plot summary below)
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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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| En FilmeAlfonso Flores-Durón y MartínezA delightful Jim Jarmusch film. [full review in Spanish] |
| The Hollywood ReporterTodd McCarthyOnly Lovers Left Alive is an addictive mood and tone piece, a nocturnal reverie that incidentally celebrates a marriage that has lasted untold centuries. |
| Time OutKeith UhlichIf Jim Jarmusch’s languorous, laconic style isn’t your bag, his stone-faced vampire comedy won’t make you a believer. Those who’ve already been bitten, however, will swoon like the film’s toothy leads whenever their lips touch neck juice. |
| Chilango.comIra FrancoIf you are able to tolerate the quiet and smooth tempo of Jarmusch , this is a great story. |
| EspinofAlberto AbuínThe pseudo philosophical tone of the film is really annoying, with that slow , maddening, eternal pace, as the lives of the protagonists , which seems to go nowhere |
| 2UE That Movie ShowBlake HowardThere's not a wasted second, no imperfectly conceived moments. Like the characters, it feels eternal. |
| Little White LiesDavid JenkinsHilarious, bittersweet, nostalgic and philosophical. One of this amazing director's finest achievements. |
| TheWrapAlonso DuraldeIt helps to have performers as radiant and watchable as Swinton and Hiddleston in the leads, but it's Jarmusch's direction and his smart screenplay that make Only Lovers Left Alive such a treat for mature audiences. |
| 24 HorasAlejandro AlemánThe most interesting thing about this movie is the way Jarmusch toys with us to reveal to us a simple thing: it's a vampire story. [full review in Spanish] |
| Philadelphia InquirerSteven ReaThis story of two very old souls who suck on O negative Popsicles is, in many ways, more about the life-sustaining force of music than any hankering for blood. |