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Derek Jarman: Life as Art

Derek Jarman: Life as Art

2004Movie⏱️ 57m
DocumentaryBiography
7.3
IMDB Rating
57 votes

Portrait of the artist/film maker Derek Jarman as told by those who knew him best.

Director
Andy Kimpton-Nye
Writers
N/A
Stars
Tariq Ali, Jill Balcon, Simon Fisher-Turner
Release Date
July 18, 2004
Language
English
Country
United Kingdom
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🎭 Top Cast

Tariq Ali
Tariq Ali
as Self
Jill Balcon
Jill Balcon
as Self
Simon Fisher-Turner
Simon Fisher-Turner
as Self
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Christopher Hobbs
as Self
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Gaye Jarman
as Self
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James McKay
as Self
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Tony Peake
as Self
John Quentin
John Quentin
as Self - Narrator
Tilda Swinton
Tilda Swinton
as Self
Peter Tatchell
Peter Tatchell
as Self

🎬 Technical Specs

Color
Color

🏷️ Keywords

interviewgay interestfilmmakingfilmmaker

🎯 Categories

BiographyDocumentary

⭐ Featured Review

Interesting and Insightful biographic portrait
by Havan_IronOak2004-03-26
8/10

"Derek Jarman has always been a bit of a problematic film maker for me. His films are chock full of interesting and homo-erotic images that I find appealing but there are also disturbing images and an almost complete lack of plot line in many of his films. This was explained a bit in this short biography. Jarman was trained as a painter and considered the camera just a new and exciting type of brush. As a result his films often had a great look with image after striking image but without any real cohesive narrative line. He also said that for him the finished film wasn't as important a..."

📖 Synopsis

Portrait of the artist/film maker Derek Jarman as told by those who knew him best.