Inspired by the music and lyrics of Benjamin Britten’s War Requiem, this film relinquishes spoken dialogue and instead examines Wilfred Owen’s horrifically graphic poems based on his experiences fighting in the First World War.
About the film
Details
- Running time
- 1 hr. 32 min.
- Country, year
- United Kingdom, 1989
- Genre
- Drama
- Language
- English
- Subtitles
- Lithuanian
- Age rating
- N/A
Credits
- Director
- Derek Jarman
- Screenplay
- Derek Jarman
- Cinematography
- Richard Greatrex
- Cast
- Nathaniel Parker, Tilda Swinton, Laurence Olivier, Sean Bean
- More information
- www.imdb.com
Director
Derek Jarman
Derek Jarman was born in 1942 in England. He was an accomplished painter, acclaimed set designer for theatre and film, also fierce activist for gay rights. He shared news of his HIV infection and incorporated his subsequent battles with AIDS into his work. In 1976 he presented his first feature film Sebastiane about life and death of the martyr Saint Sebastian. In his second film, Jubilee (1978), Queen Elizabeth I travels through late 70s punk Britain. Films Caravaggio (1986), Edward II (1991) and Wittgenstein (1993) are loosely based on lives of these famous historical figures. In 1989 the powerful War Requiem was presented. His final film Blue (1993) was arguably the most remarkable and personal film. He died in 1994 from AIDS related causes.
