Showing posts with label Derek Jarman. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Derek Jarman. Show all posts

Last of England




1988
Derek Jarman

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 Thatcher.


Blue





1993
Derek Jarman

Against a plain, unchanging blue screen, a densely interwoven soundtrack of voices, sound effects and music attempt to convey a portrait of Derek Jarman's experiences with AIDS, both literally and allegorically, together with an exploration of the meanings associated with the colour blue.