Derek Jarman

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Wittgenstein
6.9

Wittgenstein

Mar. 26, 1993

Wittgenstein

A dramatization, in modern theatrical style, of the life and thought of the Viennese-born, Cambridge-educated philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein, ...
Blue
7.3

Blue

Aug. 19, 1993

Blue

Against a plain, unchanging blue screen, a densely interwoven soundtrack of voices, sound effects and music attempt to convey a portrait of Derek ...
Edward II
6.8

Edward II

Oct. 18, 1991

Edward II

England, 14th century. King Edward II falls in love with Piers Gaveston, a young man of humble origins, whom he honors with favors and titles of ...
The Garden
6.4

The Garden

Sep. 06, 1990

The Garden

A nearly wordless visual narrative intercuts two main stories and a couple of minor ones. A woman, perhaps the Madonna, brings forth her baby to ...
War Requiem
6.6

War Requiem

Jan. 06, 1989

War Requiem

A film with no spoken dialogue, just follows the music and lyrics of Benjamin Britten’s “War Requiem, which include WWI soldier poet ...
The Last of England
6.5

The Last of England

Aug. 23, 1987

The Last of England

The artist’s personal commentary on the decline of his country in a language closer to poetry than prose. A dark meditation on London under ...
Caravaggio
6.5

Caravaggio

Aug. 29, 1986

Caravaggio

A retelling of the life of the celebrated 17th-century Baroque painter Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio through his brilliant, nearly ...
The Angelic Conversation
6.2

The Angelic Conversation

The Angelic Conversation is a lyrical, haunting film about a young man’s search for love in a dreamlike landscape. Its tone is set by the ...
Pirate Tape
5.8

Pirate Tape

Jan. 01, 1983

Pirate Tape

Derek Jarman’s film portrait of American writer William S. Burroughs was shot in September 1982 during his first visit to England to attend ...
The Tempest
6.4

The Tempest

Sep. 13, 1979

The Tempest

Prospero, a potent magician, lives on a desolate isle with his virginal daughter, Miranda. He’s in exile, banished from his duchy by his ...
In the Shadow of the Sun
6.5

In the Shadow of the Sun

‘The Shadow of the Sun’ draws upon Derek Jarman’s interest with alchemical processes as a metaphor for reprocessing Super-8 film. ...
Jubilee
6

Jubilee

Feb. 01, 1978

Jubilee

Queen Elizabeth I visits late 1970s England to find a depressing landscape where life has changed since her time.
Sebastiane
6.2

Sebastiane

Dec. 17, 1976

Sebastiane

Rome, AD 303. Emperor Diocletian demotes his favourite, Sebastian, from captain of the palace guard to the rank of common soldier and banishes ...
Aria
5.7

Aria

Sep. 15, 1987

Aria

Ten short pieces directed by ten different directors, including Ken Russell, Jean-Luc Godard, Robert Altman, Bruce Beresford, and Nicolas Roeg. ...