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Blue Reviews

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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 words are delivered by John .. Read more

Starring	john quentin (voice), nigel terry (voice), john quentin, nigel terry
Director	Derek Jarman
Genres	Drama

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- The screen is a perfect blue throughout as Derek Jarman faces up to AIDS, the loss of loved ones, the breakdown of the... read more on Time Out
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- - Time Out
  - 01 Apr 2010 at 02:44
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- - 7
  - 1
  Lovely Blue
  
  Jarman's film Blue is an idiosyncratic, very simple, brave and moving piece of cinema. The screen is taken over by the colour blue, the only visual to the ... read more »
  
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- 496820
- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - moonster
  - 1 review
  - glasgow
  - 20 Nov 2007 at 15:42
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- - 0
  - 0
  Radio play?
  
  Very powerful audio accounts of people suffering from Aids. Had more impact at the time, when the Aids epidemic was still furious. I played the DVD on my PC and... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 1069772
- - sansumida
  - 21 reviews
  - Stirling
  - 03 Dec 2011 at 14:35
- - 0
  - 0
  akin to miserable miracle
  
  This is akin to Henri Michaux's exploration with mescaline in his magnus opus 'Miserable Miracle' except the exploration in this case is death ... read more »
  
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- 945300
- - degarmo1
  - 13 reviews
  - Edinburgh
  - 07 Dec 2010 at 18:35
- - 0
  - 2
  Blue and more Blue
  
  I was'nt ready for this, I think the blue is to suspicious, it's to dissimulating. why was it put onto dvd? To blue I think.
  
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- 874583
- - coolmoods
  - 17 reviews
  - Newcastle upon Tyne
  - 20 Mar 2010 at 13:21
- - 0
  - 0
  too arty
  
  tried getting into blue but really couldn't - perhaps better on the radio
  
  glitterbug was just too random - not for me!
  
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- 863833
- - Randomfilmbuff
  - 327 reviews
  - London
  - 19 Feb 2010 at 21:53
- - 2
  - 0
  as long as you know...
  
  the film is certainly intense- and v emotional. a v sad portrayal of the impact of AIDS in the 90s- and if you're a big jarman fan than you'll ... read more »
  
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- 634576
- - a customer
  - Nottingham
  - 24 Sep 2008 at 22:38
- - 7
  - 1
  Lovely Blue
  
  Jarman's film Blue is an idiosyncratic, very simple, brave and moving piece of cinema. The screen is taken over by the colour blue, the only visual to the ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 496820
- - moonster
  - 1 review
  - glasgow
  - 20 Nov 2007 at 15:42
View all members' reviews (6)

- - 7
  - 1
  Lovely Blue
  
  Jarman's film Blue is an idiosyncratic, very simple, brave and moving piece of cinema. The screen is taken over by the colour blue, the only visual to the ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 496820
- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - moonster
  - 1 review
  - glasgow
  - 20 Nov 2007 at 15:42
- - 2
  - 0
  as long as you know...
  
  the film is certainly intense- and v emotional. a v sad portrayal of the impact of AIDS in the 90s- and if you're a big jarman fan than you'll ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 634576
- - a customer
  - Nottingham
  - 24 Sep 2008 at 22:38
- - 0
  - 0
  too arty
  
  tried getting into blue but really couldn't - perhaps better on the radio
  
  glitterbug was just too random - not for me!
  
  Report this review
- 863833
- - Randomfilmbuff
  - 327 reviews
  - London
  - 19 Feb 2010 at 21:53
- - 0
  - 0
  akin to miserable miracle
  
  This is akin to Henri Michaux's exploration with mescaline in his magnus opus 'Miserable Miracle' except the exploration in this case is death ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 945300
- - degarmo1
  - 13 reviews
  - Edinburgh
  - 07 Dec 2010 at 18:35
- - 0
  - 0
  Radio play?
  
  Very powerful audio accounts of people suffering from Aids. Had more impact at the time, when the Aids epidemic was still furious. I played the DVD on my PC and... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 1069772
- - sansumida
  - 21 reviews
  - Stirling
  - 03 Dec 2011 at 14:35
- - 0
  - 2
  Blue and more Blue
  
  I was'nt ready for this, I think the blue is to suspicious, it's to dissimulating. why was it put onto dvd? To blue I think.
  
  Report this review
- 874583
- - coolmoods
  - 17 reviews
  - Newcastle upon Tyne
  - 20 Mar 2010 at 13:21

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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 ...