Wallis was an English writer working as a supply teacher, with two previous novels, and he was in his late 40s when it came out.
When Eve phones, she recognises Adam is despondent and decides to come to Detroit to comfort him. When she wakes up she is excited to see them, but Adam is less than thrilled.

[12] This film is full of cultural references and therefore it has been praised as "intensely curated" and "an elegiac love song to aesthetic originary creation". Así comienza Only Lovers Left Alive, el último film de Jim Jarmusch, presentado en el Festival de Cannes, Sitges y Nueva York.
Ian promises to discreetly spread rumours about Adam living elsewhere to draw them away. [13], For her flight from Tangier to Detroit Eve uses the surname "Fibonacci", taken from the Italian mathematician Leonardo Fibonacci. It describes a society where there are no adults and teenagers are able to run wild.

Swinton stated after the film's release: "Jim is pretty much nocturnal, so the nightscape is pretty much his palette. [20] At the first visit, Watson calls him "Dr. Strangelove", which serves as a reference to the eponymous character in Stanley Kubrick's 1964 film Dr. 5 in A Minor" - Charles Yang (composed by, This page was last edited on 29 August 2020, at 04:54. The website's critical consensus states, "Worth watching for Tom Hiddleston and Tilda Swinton's performances alone, Only Lovers Left Alive finds writer-director Jim Jarmusch adding a typically offbeat entry to the vampire genre".

Ava (Mia Wasikowska) is sleeping on the lounge. Adam sits holding a lute, in his cluttered Detroit Victorian, as Eve wakes up in her bedroom in Tangier, surrounded by books. In 2016, the film was ranked among the 100 greatest films since 2000 in an international critics poll by 177 critics around the world. Plot Keywords Their love story has already endured several centuries at least, but their debauched idyll is soon disrupted by her wild and uncontrollable younger sister. Adam poses as Dr. Faust and buys blood bags from Dr. Watson (Jeffrey Wright) in nearby hospital. Marco Pirroni of Adam and the Ants named a record label after the book. Back at Adam's place, Ava tries to keep the party going, and get Adam to play his music, but he's not having it.

On the other side of the world in exotic Tangier, Morocco, Eve walks through town to meet Christopher Marlowe (John Hurt), who has brought her some blood from a French doctor - "the good stuff". [19], Van Wissem also described the film as "a very personal film, maybe even autobiographical" and that "Jim is a cultural sponge, he absorbs everything". [12] It is also reported as having been a favorite book of Doors singer Jim Morrison. Clearly irritating him and disturbing their peaceful idyllic life, Ava drinks too much of their blood supplies, watches annoying YouTube videos and finally convinces Adam and Eve to go out. [19] During the week of the soundtrack album's release, in April 2014, Van Wissem explained: I know the way [Jarmusch] makes his films is kind of like a musician. Eve calls Adam, who takes a moment to connect his computer, Tv and phone to be able to see Eve during the call. All adults have committed suicide, and teenagers are left to their own devices.

[4], The novel gained a cultural importance, being viewed as a symbol of the rising power of teenagers in popular culture. Adam receives four guitars in the beginning from Ian:[20]. He is then visited by Ian who has obtained the wooden bullet. Jarmusch's band SQÜRL, primarily responsible for the film's score, opens the film with a version of Wanda Jackson’s 1961 song "Funnel of Love". Adam and Eve share happy times together going out for drives, listening to Adam's music and playing chess, during which Eve playfully distracts Adam long enough to beat him ruthlessly, and they share ice blocks made of O negative. She then puts a record on and they share a tender dance together. 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. The Pet Shop Boys' 1993 song "Dreaming of the Queen" also references the novel's title, as does the 1976 Horslips song "Sword of Light." The title pays tribute to the Dave Wallis science fiction novel of the same name from 1964, although the plots have no similarities. [23][24], The names "Adam" and "Eve" can easily be inferred to allude to the biblical creation story but in an interview for The Hollywood Reporter Jarmusch revealed he was originally referring to Mark Twain's satirical work The Diaries of Adam and Eve. Only Lovers Left Alive África Sandonís Suena Funnel of Love de Wanda Jackson mientras la cámara en plano cenital gira y gira sobre la figura de un hombre que tumbado en el suelo permanece pensativo, deleitado por la música. Gray of Exclaim! Adam and Eve go to bed, and Eve agrees that she needs to tell Ava to leave.

Finally they go to his house and discover he has drunk contaminated blood and is dying. Ava gorges herself on their stash of the "good stuff" and hungry for excitement, persuades them to go out to a local club with Ian, where they hear Adam's music playing by the band White Hills. Realising that they were all seen together at the club, Adam and Eve dispose of Ian's body in a pool of acid, and then book a flight to Tangier. The novel lent its title to the 1981 album by The Wanderers, a new wave act featuring Stiv Bators and Dave Tregunna (both later of The Lords of the New Church),[11] and a 2006 song by English band The Long Blondes.

She meets Kit to say good-bye to him and Kit tells Eve that he had a dream with her younger sister Ava (Mia Wasikowska).

Adam's music is interrupted by kids ringing his doorbell, who are possibly fans of his. Taglines [20] Ava uses YouTube to watch the music video of "Soul Dracula" by the French band Hot Blood. The film is described in enough detail to probably be Only Lovers Left Alive.

His wife and lover Eve (Tilda Swinton) lives in Tangier, Morocco, and is also a vampire. He's a rock star".[12]. Among the books Eve reads and packs for her trip to Detroit are:[21][26], and a picture of Lorenzo Ghiberti's "La Creazione di Adamo e di Eva" from his Porta del Paradiso, Referring to the story that Christopher Marlowe may have faked his death and then written under the pseudonym of William Shakespeare, Marlow tells Eve that Adam would have been the perfect inspiration for his Hamlet. [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.

[32], The film was officially released in the United Kingdom on 21 February 2014,[33] and opened in the United States on 11 April 2014. Only Lovers Left Alive (2013) on IMDb: Plot summary, synopsis, and more... Synopsis The movie opens with Adam (Tom Hiddleston) and Eve (Tilda Swinton) in their respective homes, relaxing. Only vinyl (mostly singles) are played and analogue recording is used. A depressed musician reunites with his lover.

Soon after she arrives, Adam goes out for more blood and she discovers his revolver hidden under the bed with the wooden bullet. He gives Eve a flask of the last of the good blood. Parents Guide. Rather than feeding on humans directly, they are dependent on local suppliers of the "good stuff," for fear of blood contaminated by the 21st century environment. gave the film 8 out of 10, calling it "a visually poetic love story with a wry, jaded sense of humour about finding reasons to wake up every night". Eve and her sister are more adapted to modern technology. Eve and Adam reunite and spend the nights loving each other. Jarmusch not only sees himself as a "film nerd",[13] he has also been called "a cultural sponge" by van Wissem. [43], Tim Grierson of Paste noted that "Hiddleston and Swinton play their characters not as blasé hipsters but, rather, deeply reflective, almost regretful old souls who seem to have decided that love is about the only thing you can count on". Her vampire senses reveal to her that the bullet is new and she is worried.

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. Only Lovers Left Alive has a vibe that is laid back and moody: melancholic and yet loving beauty and art and life; the love and melancholy seem to feed off each other. Despite having influenced the careers of countless famous musicians and scientists, Adam has become withdrawn and suicidal. (Jeffrey Wright) "[40] Jonathan Hatfull of SciFiNow wrote that it is Jarmusch's best film since Ghost Dog. By Dave Wallis. Adam is also unimpressed to lose his only human friend. Adam travels to the local hospital disguised as a doctor, to collect bottles of O negative blood from an understandably paranoid doctor. Before dawn, Ava kills Ian by drinking too much of his blood and Adam kicks her out of the house. [47] Alfred Joyner of International Business Times felt that "the melancholy that permeates Motown in the film could be seen as Jarmusch's take on the loss of America's greatness in the 21st century".

KMFDM’s 2017 album, Hell Yeah, features a song, “ONLY LOVERS”, that mentions the title of the book in its chorus. 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'. Finally Eve arrives, and the pair lovingly, tenderly and passionately reunite. [10] Jarmusch eventually received a US$7 million budget from the German "NRW Filmstiftung".

Eve relies on their old friend, the author Christopher Marlowe, who faked his death in 1593 and now lives under the protection of a protégé.

[37] Calum Marsh of Slant Magazine gave it 3 out of 4 stars.

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. An international co-production of the United Kingdom and Germany, the film focuses on the romance between two vampires, and was nominated for the Palme d'Or at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival. Adam and Eve dispose of Ian's corpse in an acid pool in an abandoned factory. Eve reappears with a beautiful oud and as they sit together outdoors and contemplate their likely demise, they spot a pair of young lovers kissing. On his two visits to Dr. Watson (Jeffrey Wright) Adam's name tags show "Dr. Faust" (from the German legend of Faust, from which Marlowe wrote the play The Tragical History of the Life and Death of Doctor Faustus) and "Dr. Caligari" (an homage to the German silent movie The Cabinet of Dr. He spends his days recording his compositions on outdated studio equipment and lamenting the state of the modern world, whilst collecting vintage instruments. Out of the blue, the wild and reckless Ava comes to Adam's house and turns their lives upside-down. Early in the film, Adam asserts that seventeenth century musician William Lawes was known for his funeral music, perhaps confusing him with Henry Purcell. With its theme of teenagers in charge and out of control, the book hit a chord with the emerging counter-culture, and a film adaptation starring the Rolling Stones and directed by Nicholas Ray was planned in the mid-1960s. Only Lovers Left Alive is a 1964 science fiction novel by Dave Wallis. [9][11] Producer Jeremy Thomas later said that Jarmusch is "one of the great American independent film-makers – he's the last of the line. Eve takes Adam's ready cash and leaves him with the promise of a gift. With its theme of teenagers in charge and out of control, the book hit a chord with the emerging counter-culture, and a film adaptation starring the Rolling Stones and directed by Nicholas Ray was planned in the mid-1960s. [14][15][16][17] Filming lasted seven weeks. When they wake up, Eve goes to check on Ava and is horrified to discover she has drunk Ian and he is dead. He pays Ian, a naive young music fan, to procure vintage guitars and other assorted curiosities, including a custom-made wooden bullet with a brass casing he thinks of using to kill himself.