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The Last of England is a 1987 British arthouse film directed by Derek Jarman and starring Tilda Swinton. It is a poetic depiction of what Jarman felt was the loss of traditional English culture in the 1980s and his anger about Thatcher 's England, [1][2] including the formation of Section 28 Local Government Act. [3]
The Last of England: Directed by Derek Jarman. With Tilda Swinton, Spencer Leigh, 'Spring' Mark Adley, Gerrard McArthur. The artist's personal commentary on the decline of his country in a language closer to poetry than prose.
The images of middle-class households rounded up, driven into the depths of a post-apocalyptic wasteland and detained at gunpoint must have had a shocking relevance at the time, when terrorist attacks and IRA bombings were as common as they were incomprehensible.
A non-narrative film named after an 1850's painting about people emigrating from England. Basically a video collage, a nightmare put to film. Once billed "apocalypse as [music] video", the...
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The Last of England is a film directed by Derek Jarman with Tilda Swinton, Jonny Phillips, 'Spring' Mark Adley, Gay Gaynor .... Year: 1987. Original title: The Last of England. Synopsis: The artist's personal commentary on the decline of his country in a language closer to poetry than prose.
Watch Now. The Last of England (1987) 08/23/1987 (GB) Drama 1h 27m. User. Score. What's your Vibe? Overview. 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. Derek Jarman. Director, Writer. Reviews.
The Last of England (1987) 1987 United Kingdom. Directed by. Derek Jarman. Produced by. James Mackay, Don Boyd. Featuring. Tilda Swinton, Spencer Leigh, Spring. Running time.
Adrian Curry 25 Feb 2010 9. Jarman once more offers his own unique perspective on Britain, this time a dark and gloomy take on the effects of Thatcherism on society. With Tilda Swinton.
The Last of England is a 1987 British arthouse film directed by Derek Jarman and starring Tilda Swinton.
The Last of England. Details: 1987, UK, Cert 18, 91 mins. Direction: Derek Jarman. Summary: Cut-up home-movie that's one of Jarman's most hard-to-watch films - without plot or structure it's...
