Elsewhere: Cannes

Elsewhere: Cannes

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Montblanc in association with Liberatum hosted a special dinner to celebrate the world premiere of Jim Jarmusch’s film Only Lovers Left Alive at the 66th Cannes Film Festival. Guests and stars that attended include Jim Jarmusch, Tilda Swinton, Tom Hiddleston, John Hurt and many others.

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The story centers on two vampires who have been in love for centuries.  Of course they have.

The  vampire-romance flick was the aculmination of a seven-year odyssey and it’s been a while since we have had a hip vampire movie.

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“The reason it took so long,” said Jarmusch, “is that no one wanted to give us the money. It took years to put it together. Its getting more and more difficult for films that are a little unusual, or not predictable, or don’t satisfy people’s expectations of something. Boy, I wish I had an answer why it took so long. But we’re here now.”  The Guardian

The Hollywood Reporter describes it as “The Thin Man with blood cocktails, an ode to hipsterism through the ages, a mainline shot of cool and a playful tribute to artistic fetishism.”

Ah yes, the vampire – an endangered spieces.

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