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2013 · 123 min · R

Only Lovers Left Alive

Directed by Jim Jarmusch · Drama, Romance, Fantasy

Only Lovers Left Alive (2013) is a Drama film, directed by Jim Jarmusch set in Detroit and Tangier during the 2010s. It runs 123 minutes and is rated R.

A vampire, with a melancholic and contemplative tone. Themes of isolation run throughout.

Composer
Jozef van Wissem
Cinematography
Yorick Le Saux
Cast
Tilda SwintonTom HiddlestonAnton YelchinMia WasikowskaJeffrey WrightSlimane DaziJohn HurtCarter Logan

The world of this film

Setting

Where
DetroitTangier
Setting
Urban
When
2010s

Premise & themes

Premise
Vampire
Themes
Isolation
Tone
MelancholicContemplative

Shape

Protagonist
Two Hander
Pacing
Slow Burn
Based on
Pure Fiction

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