"Only Lovers Left Alive," the vampire film that indie director Jim Jarmusch shot in Brush Park and other Detroit locations last year, has been added to the lineup of movies in competition at the prestigious Cannes Film Festival, the New York Times reports.
Jarmusch, a favorite among French cinephiles, won Cannes' Grand Prix in 2005 for "Broken Flowers," the comedy drama that starred Bill Murray.
Jarmusch wrote and directed "Only Lovers Left Alive," and it stars Tom Hiddleston and Tilda Swinton as vampiric lovers who drift apart and reunite over the centuries.
The Michigan Film Office approved the film for an incentive of $365,904 on $1,304,605 of projected in-state expenditures. Jarmusch also filmed in Tangiers.
In addition to using a wide range of Detroit locations, the project is also said to feature some of Detroit’s influential sounds and diverse musical contributions throughout the soundtrack.
Jarmusch became a Detroit fan.
“Shooting here has been a great experience,” he was quoted as saying last year.
“The city and people of Detroit have a strong an unique spirit, and our local crew has been amazing – creative, hardworking, and very open to our unusual style of filmmaking. I send them my sincere appreciation and respect, as I do to the great city of Detroit.”
The Cannes festival runs May 15 through 26.
