Only Lovers Left Alive: A Film Analysis of Vampire Romance in the Context of Media Transformation

This bachelor thesis focuses on the analysis of the film Only Lovers Left Alive (2013) by director Jim Jarmusch. The film tells the story of the immortal vampires Adam and Eve, who, thanks to their eternal existence, have access to an infinite archive of all art, languages, and cultures, which they use to ask questions about cultural decline and media digitization, humanity's approach to the planet, and moral values. The work will focus on how the film, through Adam and Eve, embodies the tension between the past and the present, physical and intangible media, tradition and innovation. Adam clings to nostalgia, vinyl records, old musical instruments, and an idealized view of the past, while Eve naturally accepts technological change and functions as an endless archive of information, reminiscent of a digital database. Jarmusch thus raises the question of whether digitization leads to the demise of cultural identity or, on the contrary, to new forms of its preservation. The choice of this film and theme is based on its visual and thematic depth, which transcends the genre of classic vampire horror and offers a reflection on the position of art and media in today's world. This work will attempt to show how the film Only Lovers Left Alive reflects current discussions about the value of physical media in the...