Tilda Swinton and her uniquely futuristic red carpet style were conspicuously absent from last night’s premiere of Only Lovers Left Alive, the vampire romance directed by stoner-intellectual powerhouse Jim Jarmusch. While The Fifth Estate attracted the most intense opening-day hoopla, Only Lovers opened quietly at the Ryerson Theatre with a subdued and glamorous red carpet featuring its trio of young stars: Alice in Wonderland ingénue and current Jesse Eisenberg squeeze Mia Wasikowska, who sported a scarlet, floor-skimming Christian Dior gown; comely Avengers star Tom Hiddleston; and Star Trek Into Darkness actor Anton Yelchin. The film, which was nominated for a Palm D’Or at Cannes earlier this year, is a dark horse favourite on this year’s festival circuit.
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