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Byzantium

Year:
Duration:
118 min
Genres:
Drama | Fantasy | Horror | Thriller
IMDB rate:
6.5
Director:
Awards:
3 wins & 5 nominations
Details
Country: UK
Release Date: 2013-05-31
Filming Locations: Trinity College, Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland
Earnings
Opening Weekend: $16,643 (USA) (30 June 2013)
Gross: $84,293 (USA) (4 August 2013)
Cast
Actor
Character
Gemma Arterton
Gemma Arterton
Byzantium
Saoirse Ronan
Eleanor
Barry Cassin
Robert Fowlds
David Heap
Lap Dancing Client
Warren Brown
Gareth
Ruby Snape
Wendy
Jenny Kavanagh
Barmaid
Glenn Doherty
Steve
Edyta Budnik
Nadia
Uri Gavriel
Savella
Sam Riley
Darvell
Jonny Lee Miller
Ruthven
Caroline Johns
Young Clara
Christine Marzano
Mrs. Strange
Kate Ashfield
Gabi
Jeff Mash
Mark
Ronnie Masterson
Old Lady in Hospital
Patricia Loveland
Old Lady in Hotel
Maria Doyle Kennedy
Morag
Sean Folan
(uncredited)
Tom Hollander
Kevin (uncredited)
Peter Stacey
Passer By (uncredited)
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Trivia
Saoirse Ronan actually plays Ludwig van Beethoven's complicated Piano Sonata Opus 2, No. 3, having undergone an intense 12-week crash course in piano lessons.
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Neil Jordan considered his frequent collaborator Stephen Rea to play Savella, but Rea was busy and Jordan had taken a strong liking the presence and voice of Uri Gavriel and cast him instead.
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At one point in the film, Clara goes under the alias "Carmilla", the name of the Irish author Sheridan Le Fanu 's female vampire in Gothic novella.
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Quotes
Clara: I was a harlot.
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Eleanor: My story can never be told. I write it over and over, wherever we find shelter. I write of what I cannot speak: the truth. I write all I know of it, then I throw that pages to the wind. Maybe the birds can read it.
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Eleanor: Once upon a time, I was born. It is still a fact that the day you are born is the day you are most likely to be murdered. More human souls are killed by mothers' hands, than by the hands of strangers. My mother tried to murder me, but love confounded her.
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Faq
Q
How does the movie end?
A
While Eleanor is trapped in the elevator, Clara goes to see Frank, intent on killing him because he knows their secret. She is stopped, however, when she intercepts a phone call from Ella and realizes that Morag has led Darvell and Savilla to the hotel. Clara races back to the hotel but the three of them have already taken Ella away in the car. Ella realizes that both Darvell and Savilla are vampires just as Clara leaps on the car and pleads with Darvell to let Ella go. When Morag questions where they're taking Ella (because they've already driven past both the police station and the hospital), Savilla breaks her neck. Savilla goes looking for Clara, whom he has managed to knock off the car, while Darvell stays with Ella, complimenting her for taking only those who are ready to die but explaining that Clara cannot be allowed to live. Darvell then goes looking for Savilla and Clara. Darvell and Savilla manage to capture Clara, and Savilla sends Darvell to bring the sword for her beheading. After Clara reminds Darvell about the pearl, he swings the sword but decapitates Savilla instead. Realizing that they're both going to be hunted down in the future by the brotherhood, Darvell burns the car and Savilla's body. Later, Clara informs Ella that she's cutting her loose and then she and Darvell walk away together. In the final scene, Eleanor leads Frank to the island. The birds fly off, and the waterfalls turn red.
Q
Is 'Byzantium' based on a book?
A
No. Byzantium is based on a 2008 young adult play, A Vampire Story, by English dramatist Moira Buffini. Buffini adapted the play for the film.
Q
Why are Clara and Ella seen as 'aberrations'?
A
Female vampires are not allowed in the males-only vampire brotherhood. Nor are they allowed to make new vampires. Clara defied that tradition by stealing the secret from Captain Ruthven (Jonny Lee Miller) and then using it to turn Ella. Add to that the fact that Clara works as a whore, both she and Ella are seen as aberrations by the hierarchy.
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Photos from cast
Thure Lindhardt Daniel Mays Gemma Arterton Caleb Landry Jones Gabriela Marcinková
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