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Director:
Derek Jarman
Writer:
William Shakespeare (sonnets)
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Release Date:
28 February 1987 (Japan) more
Genre:
Drama more
Plot:
An unseen woman recites Shakespeare's sonnets - fourteen in all - as a man wordlessly seeks his heart's desire... more | add synopsis
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Derek Jarman, "Heavy Metal in Baghdad"
 (From IFC. 24 June 2008, 9:01 AM, PDT)
User Comments:
Jarman said that this might be his best. more (4 total)

Cast

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Paul Reynolds
Phillip Williamson

Judi Dench ... Narrator
Dave Baby
Timothy Burke
Simon Costin
Christopher Hobbs
Philip McDonald
Toby Mott
Steve Randall
Robert Sharp
Tony Wood
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Directed by
Derek Jarman 
 
Writing credits
(in alphabetical order)
William Shakespeare  sonnets

Produced by
James Mackay .... producer
 
Original Music by
John Balance  (as Coil)
Peter Christopherson  (as Coil)
Stephen Thrower  (as Coil)
 
Cinematography by
Derek Jarman 
 
Film Editing by
Peter Cartwright 
Derek Jarman 
Cerith Wyn Evans 
 

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Runtime:
81 min | USA:78 min
Country:
UK
Language:
English
Color:
Black and White | Color
Sound Mix:
Stereo
Company:
British Film Institute (BFI) more

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5 out of 6 people found the following comment useful.
Jarman said that this might be his best., 3 April 2004
7/10
Author: Havan_IronOak from NYC

This film is the archtypal Jarman movie. Jarman considered himself a painter more than a film maker and thought of the camera as just an improvement on the brushes of the past. In this film he carries those concepts through to their fullest conclusion.

The moody Voice-overs of Shakespeare sonnets by Dame Judy Dench add to the multi-layered portraits of two young men and their relationship. Jarman was going for a mood here and the narrative line is pretty sketchy but if you ever wondered what would happen if one of those Calvin Klein Obsession adverts were stretched to 80 minutes by a really talented film maker then this is the film for you.

Without a strong narrative line this film may move too slowly for many and you are hereby cautioned. There were several folks noticeably snoring during the screening that I attended but those that are Jarman fans would not miss it.

It also occurred to me that given the very light story line that this might be a great background film to have playing amid a gathering of friends where the entire focus of the group was not on the film.

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