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Michael Derek Elworthy Jarman [2] (31 January 1942 – 19 February 1994) was an English artist, film maker, costume designer, stage designer, writer, poet, gardener, and gay rights activist. Biography. Blue plaque at Butler's Wharf.
IMDb provides an overview of the life and work of Derek Jarman, a British director, cinematographer, editor and artist. Learn about his experimental films, his HIV/AIDS activism, his adaptations of Shakespeare and Caravaggio, and his awards and tributes.
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Dec 20, 2016 · The BBC News remembers the director Derek Jarman, who died in 1994, and his impact on British cinema and culture. Learn about his debut Sebastiane, his punk-inspired Jubilee, his Aids campaigning and his relationship with Keith Collins.
- Jubilee (1978) A time-travelling Queen Elizabeth I and occultist John Dee are our bewildered companions through late 70s punk Britain. What we see isn’t pretty – crime and disorder plague the streets and punks kill and castrate for sick kicks.
- Caravaggio (1986) One of Jarman’s most beautiful and accessible films, his imaginative biopic of the Italian Baroque painter was the first of his many feature collaborations with Tilda Swinton.
- The Last of England (1987) Jarman’s angriest film eviscerates the worst elements of Thatcher’s Britain, using a collage of Super-8 films, home movies and new footage to create a distressing nightmare depiction of a country on the rocks.
- Edward II (1991) Jarman takes the homosexual content of Christopher Marlowe’s play and puts it at the centre of his startling adaptation. Marlowe’s play didn’t feature a group of gay rights activists courtesy of OutRage!
Sep 14, 2023 · BFI curator Simon McCallum explores the creative journey behind Blue, Jarman's 1993 film inspired by Yves Klein's monochrome paintings and his own HIV diagnosis. The film was a personal testament to life and love in the time of AIDS, and a radical experiment in sound and vision.
Jan 30, 2022 · Jarman was a painter, writer and film-maker but what are the essential elements of his oeuvre? In 1992 Manchester Art Gallery (MAG) commissioned a piece by the artist Derek Jarman. The...
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Learn about Derek Jarman, an English artist, film maker, and gay rights activist. Explore his artworks, films, and biography at Tate Britain and online.
