Derek Jarman

Derek Jarman

Birthday: 1942-01-31

Place of Birth: London, England, UK

Biography: Michael Derek Elworthy Jarman (January 31, 1942 – February 19, 1994) was an English film director, stage designer, diarist, artist, gardener and author.

Movies

Caravaggio
Caravaggio

A retelling of the life of the celebrated 17th-century Baroque painter Michelangelo Merisi da Carava...

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Blue
Blue

Against a plain, unchanging blue screen, a densely interwoven soundtrack of voices, sound effects an...

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Glitterbug
Glitterbug

A collage of Derek Jarman's super 8 footage spanning over 20 years....

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The British Guide to Showing Off
The British Guide to Showing Off

Documentary about British artist Andrew Logan as he attempts to put on the 2009 edition of his Alter...

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The Yob
The Yob

An illegal psychic teleportation experiment goes horribly wrong, and pretentious promo director Patr...

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Nighthawks
Nighthawks

In 70s Great Britain, a gay teacher is forced to hide his sexuality by day while living his secret l...

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Untitled (For Derek Jarman)
Untitled (For Derek Jarman)

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The Clearing
The Clearing

In this short film written and directed by Alexis Bisticas, the audience sees through the eyes of a ...

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Ostia
Ostia

Ostia is a fascinating short film directed by Julian Cole and produced for the Royal College of Art,...

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There We Are John...
There We Are John...

In this revealing documentary, Ken McMullen creates an elegant portrait of artist and filmmaker Dere...

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A Turnip Head's Guide To The British Cinema
A Turnip Head's Guide To The British Cinema

Documentary presenting Alan Parker’s view of British cinema with comments from Richard Lester and ot...

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Derek Jarman Conversations
Derek Jarman Conversations

Derek Jarman discusses his film and visual art work in this experimental conversation film....

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LS19012
LS19012

Derek Jarman died after 19012 days from his birth. I wish I was able to see, and let people see, thr...

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Dead Cat
Dead Cat

A young man enters a psychosexual nightmare after his cat dies....

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Cactusland
Cactusland

Experimental short film...

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Prick Up Your Ears
Prick Up Your Ears

When the young, attractive Joe Orton meets the older, more introverted Kenneth Halliwell at drama sc...

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The Garden
The Garden

A nearly wordless visual narrative intercuts two main stories and a couple of minor ones. A woman, p...

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A Message From the Temple
A Message From the Temple

A shadowy, sharply-dressed spokesman for the occult, chaos-magic fellowship and network The Temple o...

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Derek
Derek

Derek, in chronological order, records the work and life that stands at the foot of Derek Jarman's h...

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Cinématon
Cinématon

Cinématon is a 156-hour long experimental film by French director Gérard Courant. It was the longest...

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The Last of England
The Last of England

The artist's personal commentary on the decline of his country in a language closer to poetry than p...

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21st Century Nuns
21st Century Nuns

The Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence are an order of gay male 'nuns', founded in San Francisco in the...

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Derek Jarman: You Know What I Mean?
Derek Jarman: You Know What I Mean?

Documentary exploring the life and work of artist, Derek Jarman....

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Lindsay Dances - Theatre and life according to Lindsay Kemp
Lindsay Dances - Theatre and life according to Lindsay Kemp

A documentary that collects for the first time and in an almost anthological way the historical repe...

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Orange Juice
Orange Juice

In the early 1980s, Jarman struggled to get feature film projects off the ground and invested his en...

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Clause and Effect
Clause and Effect

Clause and Effect is a tape that combines documentary footage with positive images of gay men and le...

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The Making of ‘Sebastiane’
The Making of ‘Sebastiane’

Super 8 footage shot on location in Sardinia in 1975....

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Derek Jarman: A Portrait
Derek Jarman: A Portrait

A BBC Arena profile of the Director from the time of the release of his film, The Garden, featuring ...

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Cinématon XI
Cinématon XI

Reel 11 of Gérard Courant's on-going Cinematon series....

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Love and Marriage
Love and Marriage

A studio discussion which looks at the push for gay marriage, or domestic partnership laws, in Brita...

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Cinématon n°105 : Derek Jarman
Cinématon n°105 : Derek Jarman

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Blue Again: An Ode To Derek Jarman
Blue Again: An Ode To Derek Jarman

An ode to Derek Jarman, who, while grappling with death and the loss of his sight, began to see the ...

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Camp Christmas
Camp Christmas

Several guests who are lesbian or gay go to a home for Christmas....

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