A humorous portrait of one of the 20th century’s most influential philosophers. This self-tortured eccentric, who preferred detective fiction and the musicals of Carmen Miranda to Aristotle, is a fitting subject for Jarman’s irreverent imagination. A visually stunning and profoundly entertaining work about modern philosophy and the dark genius that revolutionized it.
About the film
Details
- Running time
- 1 hr. 12 min.
- Country, year
- United Kingdom, 1993
- Genre
- Comedy
- Language
- English
- Subtitles
- Lithuanian
- Age rating
- N/A
Credits
- Director
- Derek Jarman
- Screenplay
- Derek Jarman, Terry Eagleton, Ken Butler
- Cinematography
- James Welland
- Cast
- Karl Johnson, Michael Gough, Tilda Swinton, John Quentin
- More information
- www.imdb.com
Festivals and awards
- Teddy for Best Feature Film.
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.
