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Derek Jarman
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Derek Jarman - what members say
review by A customer from the 100 club
THE EMPERORS NEW CLOTHES 5 November 2006
review by Savage from London, England
A characteristically idiosyncratic production from Jarman 2 May 2007
review by Savage from London, England
Difficult, harsh and uncompromising 11 November 2007
Derek Jarman - filmography
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Derek
on DVD
(2008)
Starring: Derek Jarman, Tilda Swinton
Director: Isaac Julien
Certificate: 
Narrated and written by Oscar-winning actress Tilda Swinton, DEREK combines rare archival footage and interviews to create a deeply personal portrait of British countercultural filmmaker Derek Jarman. Part documentary and part biopic, the film offers glimpses into Jarman's punk theatre sets and ..read more »
 
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from 96 members
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Wittgenstein
on DVD
(1993)
Starring: Tilda Swinton, Karl Johnson, Clancy Chassay
Director: Derek Jarman
Certificate: 
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Derek Jarman directed this witty, stylish biography of the life of the eccentric 20th-century philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein (Karl Johnson). Wittgenstein is shown as a boy living a repressive youth, demonstrated by his family appearing in Roman togas. When Wittgenstein leaves to study under ..read more »
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from 508 members
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Blue
on DVD
(1993)
Starring: john quentin (voice), nigel terry (voice), john quentin
Director: Derek Jarman
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BLUE is one of Derek Jarman's most radical and daring films and was hailed as a masterpiece when it was premiered at the Venice Biennale. A blue screen provides the canvas for the visions of the audience, conjured up by the evocative words and music of the remarkably rich soundtrack. Jarman's own ..read more »
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from 234 members
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Edward II
on DVD
(1991)
Starring: Steven Waddington, Tilda Swinton, Kevin Collins
Director: Derek Jarman
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In EDWARD II, director Derek Jarman revisits Christopher Marlowe's play of bloodletting and royal intrigue, bringing the homosexual theme to the forefront. Steven Waddington stars as Prince Edward II, who upsets England's noblemen by sharing his throne with his commoner lover, Gaveston (Andrew ..read more »
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from 711 members
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The Garden
on DVD
(1990)
Starring: Tilda Swinton, Johnny Mills, Philip MacDonald
Director: Derek Jarman
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Filmed in the stark environment of Derek Jarman's coastal home in the shadow of Dungeness power station, "The Garden" is a powerful and moving series of allegorical dreamscapes. The narrative unfolds to find Jarman asleed at his desk surrounded by Christian imagery. His dreams transpose New ..read more »
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from 508 members
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War Requiem
on DVD
(1989)
Starring: Nathaniel Parker, Tilda Swinton, Claire Davenport
Director: Derek Jarman
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The late great Derek Jarman's film of Benjamin Britten's unique choral work. Faced with the task of creating a visual equivalent to Britten's work, and using only the words Britten used (the poems of Wilfred Owen and the Latin Mass for the Dead), Jarman cast Tilda Swinton as the nurse looking after ..read more »
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from 227 members
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The Last Of England
on DVD
(1988)
Starring: Tilda Swinton, Spencer Leigh
Director: Derek Jarman
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Derek Jarman's apocalyptic view of late-20th-century England, thought by some critics to be a sequel to his postpunk JUBILEE, is an intensely personal piece of cinema that masterfully combines all of the director's trademark sensibilities. In THE LAST OF ENGLAND, Jarman employs arresting images, ..read more »
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from 465 members
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Caravaggio
on DVD
(1986)
Starring: Nigel Terry, Noam Almaz, Robbie Coltrane
Director: Derek Jarman
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A powerful meditation on sexuality, criminality and art, 'Caravaggio' brings together Derek Jarman's twin worlds of film and painting.
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from 1,795 member
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The Angelic Conversation
on DVD
(1985)
Starring: Judi Dench
Director: Derek Jarman
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Derek Jarman takes fourteen of Shakespeare's sonnets (read by Judi Dench) as a basis for a visual celebration of the senses.
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from 216 members
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The Tempest
on DVD
(1979)
Starring: Toyah Willcox, Heathcote Williams, Karl Johnson
Director: Derek Jarman
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Despite being radically unconventional, late auteur Derek Jarman's 1979 film has been hailed as one of the most successful adaptations of the Bard's works by several Shakespeare scholars. Jarman removes much of the dialogue, instead carrying the story with his trademark haunting images, lit mostly ..read more »
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from 681 members
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Jubilee
on DVD
(1978)
Starring: Jenny Runacre, Toyah Willcox, Adam Ant
Director: Derek Jarman
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JUBILEE is a visually charged, absurdly violent, and darkly comic tribute to British punk rock and its self-proclaimed Blank Generation. This unconventional vision from avant-garde British filmmaker Derek Jarman is a melange of music-video sensibilities (featuring music and performances by Siouxsie ..read more »
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from 1,118 member
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Sebastiane
on DVD
(1976)
Starring: Richard Warwick, Leonardo Treviglio, Barney James
Director: Derek Jarman, Paul Humfress
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Derek Jarman's debut feature film created a firestorm of controversy over its frank portrayal of homosexuality, violence, and the ultimate martyrdom of the Catholic saint Sebastiane in 303 A.D. A visually striking fantasy, SEBASTIANE begins at the court of Emperor Diocletian in an unforgettable ..read more »
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Derek Jarman facts
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...like that.
Arty farty types will say its a slendid piece of art and cinema by Derek Jarman.
Any normal person who watches it will say its a complete load of rubbish.
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