Only Lovers Left Alive (movie)

 

We don't get around to watching too much stuff these days and we just happened upon this 2013 Jim Jarmusch flick the other night. We're suckers for twisted love stories, especially those that involve musicians - in this case, vampiric musicians. It's a tale of a married couple who have been together for centuries but are currently separated in Tangiers (the book-loving wife, Eve) and in exile in the abandoned suburbs of Detroit (the musician husband, Adam). The despondent, somewhat needy husband convinces his wife to return to him as he wallows in self-pity while making his noisy, somewhat ambient music (recorded by Jarmusch's own band) on old school equipment - he also hires a human to procure him wonderful, old guitars, equipment, and other oddities. Together again, they celebrate with blood that Adam procures from a local hospital and all is well until Eve's sister surprises them and their bliss is demolished.

So much that we could relate to in this film - the isolation, the artistic creation, the relationship and the damn cool guitars! This was a fun one - glad that my fabulous wife discovered it!