Happy Birthday, Derek Jarman | Hand-Picked by MUBI
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Channel: MUBI · 2017 · Entertainment
MUBI celebrates the birthday of Britain’s groundbreaking visionary with a trio of his fabulously iconoclastic films, starring Tilda Swinton, Laurence Olivier in his last screen role, and cinema’s most memorable color blue: http://mubi.io/2kmBRp1 BLUE Against a plain, unchanging blue screen, a densely interwoven soundtrack of voices, sound effects and music attempt to convey a portrait of Derek Jarman’s experiences with AIDS, both literally and allegorically, together with an exploration of the meanings associated with the colour blue. THE LAST OF ENGLAND 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. WAR REQUIEM The experiences of poet Wilfred Owen during World War I set to the music of Benjamin Britten. The final screen appearance by Sir Laurence Olivier. 30 Days of Great Cinema Free: https://mubi.com/youtube Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://mubi.io/2XVL0VN Follow us on Instagram: http://mubi.tv/299eJ7G Follow us on Twitter: http://mubi.tv/1PcdRyO Follow us on Facebook: http://mubi.tv/29adiHj
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