Tropico (EP)
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| Directed by | Anthony Mandler | |
| Produced by | Heather Heller | |
| Written by | Lana Del Rey | |
| Starring | Lana Del Rey Shaun Ross |
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| Music by | Lana Del Rey | |
| Cinematography | David Devlin | |
| Edited by | Jeff Selis | |
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Release date
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December 5, 2013 (Vevo) |
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Running time
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27 minutes | |
| Country | United States | |
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English |
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| "Tropico" on YouTube | ||
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| EP by Lana Del Rey | ||||
| Released | December 6, 2013 | |||
| Recorded | 2012 | |||
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English
Tropico is a short film "based on the Biblical story of sin and redemption", starring Lana Del Rey as Eve and Shaun Ross as Adam. Written by Del Rey and directed by Anthony Mandler, the film premiered at the Cinerama Dome in Hollywood, California on December 4, 2013, before being uploaded to Del Rey's official Vevo account the following day. It features the songs "Body Electric", "Gods & Monsters", and "Bel Air", all taken from Del Rey's 2012 EP Paradise. An EP of the film's name was also released that same month to the iTunes Store; it includes the film itself along with the three aforementioned songs.
The movie starts out with the original Adam (Shaun Ross) and Eve (Lana Del Rey) in the Garden of Eden. God (portrayed by a John Wayne character), Jesus, Marilyn Monroe, and Elvis Presley are all present with Adam and Eve – as "Body Electric" begins to play. The whole movie is intercut with scenes of Del Rey playing Jesus' mother Mary. At the end of the song, Eve – tempted by the snake – decides to eat an apple from Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil. After she eats it, thunder strikes and she faints. Adam then decides to eat from the apple as well in order to join his lover. As a result of this, they are cast out of their "Paradise", the Garden of Eden.
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