An unseen woman recites Shakespeare’s sonnets – fourteen in all – as a man wordlessly seeks his heart’s desire. Read More »
Tag Archives: Derek Jarman
Sebastiane (1976) Paul Humfress, Derek Jarman, Leonardo Treviglio, Barney James, Neil Kennedy
300 A.D. : the Roman Sebastianus is exiled to a remote outpost populated exclusively by men. Read More »
Wittgenstein (1993) Derek Jarman, Karl Johnson, Michael Gough, Tilda Swinton
A dramatization, in modern theatrical style, of the life and thought of the Viennese-born Read More »
Blue (1993) Derek Jarman, Tilda Swinton, John Quentin
In his final-and most daring-cinematic statement, Jarman the romantic meets Jarman Read More »
War Requiem (1989) Derek Jarman, Nathaniel Parker, Tilda Swinton, Laurence Olivier
A film with no spoken dialogue, just follows the music and lyrics of Benjamin Britten’s Read More »
The Garden (1990) Derek Jarman, Tilda Swinton, Johnny Mills, Philip MacDonald
A nearly wordless visual narrative intercuts two main stories and a couple of minor ones. Read More »
Edward II (1991) Derek Jarman, Steven Waddington, Kevin Collins, Andrew Tiernan
In this Derek Jarman version of Christopher Marlowe’s Elisabethan drama, in modern costumes and settings Read More »