Storyline
Two mysterious women seek refuge in a run-down coastal resort. Clara meets lonely Noel, who provides shelter in his deserted guesthouse, Byzantium. Schoolgirl Eleanor befriends Frank and tells him their lethal secret. They were born 200 years ago and survive on human blood. As knowledge of their secret spreads, their past catches up on them with deathly consequence.
Directors
Cast
Daniel Mays, Caleb Landry Jones, Gemma Arterton, Saoirse Ronan, Tom Hollander, Jonny Lee Miller, Maria Doyle Kennedy, Thure Lindhardt, Kate Ashfield, Sam Riley, Jeff Mash, Christine Marzano, Warren Brown, David Heap, Glenn Doherty, Uri Gavriel, Barry Cassin, Ruby Snape, Jenny Kavanagh, Edyta Budnik, Gabriela Marcinková, Ronnie Masterson, Patricia Loveland
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Reviews
90
The movie is gorgeous, mesmerizing, poetic; the lyricism actually heightened by harsh jets of gore.
80
Empire
A mixture of tough and wistful and reflective and brutal, this is the ideal vampire movie for Twi-hards who’ve had their hearts broken for the first time and want to move on to a less cosy vision of eternal romance with a side order of addiction.
80
Jordan’s poetic sensibilities more than make up for any flaws. His uncanny aptitude for conjuring up resonantly metaphorical images — from a pointed fingernail pushing toward a vein to a waterfall turning into a literal river of blood — proves there’s plenty of life left in this undead genre.
75
By the standards of Jordan's earlier films, "Byzantium" is unquestionably a minor achievement, but its technical specs help flesh out a thick environment that elevates the proceedings to a lyrical plane.
63
Female-forward and class-conscious, allegorical and adventurous, Byzantium is almost the anti-Batman.
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