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29 April 1983 (USA) moreTagline:
Nothing Human Loves ForeverPlot:
The Egyptian vampire lady Miriam subsists upon the blood of her lovers. In return the guys or girls don't age... more | full synopsisAwards:
2 nominations moreNewsDesk:
(38 articles)
Is 'Eclipse' Aiming For Goth Cred With Peter Murphy Cameo? (From MTV Movie News. 4 November 2009, 1:03 AM, PST)
Tony Scott Directing Movie About Chippendales (the Male Dancers, Not Rescue Rangers)
(From Moviefone. 29 October 2009, 12:30 PM, PDT)
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Totally Eighties more (101 total)Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Catherine Deneuve | ... | Miriam | |
| David Bowie | ... | John | |
| Susan Sarandon | ... | Sarah Roberts | |
| Cliff De Young | ... | Tom Haver | |
| Beth Ehlers | ... | Alice Cavender | |
| Dan Hedaya | ... | Lieutenant Allegrezza | |
| Rufus Collins | ... | Charlie Humphries | |
| Suzanne Bertish | ... | Phyllis | |
| James Aubrey | ... | Ron | |
| Ann Magnuson | ... | Young Woman from Disco | |
| John Stephen Hill | ... | Young Man from Disco | |
| Shane Rimmer | ... | Arthur Jelinek | |
| Bauhaus | ... | Disco Group | |
| Douglas Lambert | ... | TV Host | |
| Bessie Love | ... | Lillybelle |
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View content advisory for parentsRuntime:
97 minCountry:
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2.35 : 1 moreSound Mix:
MonoCertification:
Singapore:R21 (cut) | Iceland:16 | Finland:K-16 (1989) | Finland:K-18 (1983) | Portugal:M/16 | Australia:M | France:-12 | Norway:18 | Sweden:15 | UK:18 | USA:R | West Germany:18 | Brazil:18Fun Stuff
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Continuity: During the scene when Miriam offers the drink to Sarah, Sarah is standing in front of a bust depicting Miriam. The camera pans between the two a total of three times. The third time, when Sarah takes a sip of her drink, the bust is not there. moreSoundtrack:
Bela Lugosi Is Dead moreFAQ
A NOTE ABOUT SPOILERSWhat TV episode also features a scientist trying to learn how reverse aging by studying children with progeria?
What the heck happened at the end?
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Before embarking onto this one, you must decide whether or not you enjoy films which look like a very extended (and quite expensive) MTV video clip of the early to mid 80's. If you don't, don't bother with this, it'll probably annoy you greatly. If you do, you're in for an indulgent visual ride and great entertainment, because every frame in Tony Scott's cult classic is carefully planned, beautifully orchestrated and wonderfully filmed - from the iconic opening sequence through to the heavily filtered last shot, it's polished until it gleams. Production design is given full reign and is faultless - the sets, lighting and costumes work fabulously with the soundtrack and the editing, creating a very recognisable style which is a genuine product of the trend aesthetics of the decade in question. And there's an added bonus of knowing use of music - this being the film that "relaunched" the Delibes' Lakme aria, paving the way for it becoming a monster classipop hit it is today. The film also employs Ravel at his most frozenly emotional,and, to stunning effect, Deneuve at arguably her most frozenly beautiful. One of those films remembered for perfectly encapsulating the visual style of its times.