Djuna (Joséphine de la Baume) is a vampire who falls for Paolo (Milo Ventimiglia), a human screenwriter, and decides to turn him. Then her chaotic sister Mimi (Roxane Mesquida) shows up and refuses to leave. Djuna doesn't drink human blood but Mimi does, so you can see where that might cause some conflict. Parties are attended, philosophies are shared, blood is spilled, and relationships are tested.
If Only Lovers Left Alive were less arty and more Cinemax, you'd have Kiss of the Damned. It's not a bad vampire film, but it is a lot of very tired tropes. Mostly, I think this film exists to have very pretty people fucking while wearing vampire fangs. There's some gore but overall it's pretty mild. It's currently streaming on Kanopy.
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