Country: UK
Year: 1978
Duration: 106'


In 1578, Queen Elizabeth I asks her court astrologist John Dee to show her the future of her nation. With the help of the angel Ariel, the two go on a voyage four centuries into the future. Chaos and anarchy await them: the communications magnate Borgia Ginz has taken up residence in Buckingham Palace, Westminster Abbey has been turned into a discotheque, London is in the hands of hoodlums. Like Bod, who leads a gang of freaks and deviants. [cg]

Biography

film director

Derek Jarman

Derek Jarman (London, UK, 1942 - London, UK, 1994) played an important role in the GLBT culture of the 20th century, both as an artist and activist. He began working as set designer for Ken Russell for The Devils (1971), and then directed several music videos for bands like The Smiths, Throbbing Gristle and Pet Shop Boys. At the same time, he directed many original and highly praised films, such as Sebastiane (1976), Jubilee (1977), The Tempest (1979), Caravaggio (1986), The Last of England (1987), War Requiem (1989), The Garden (1990), Edward II (1991), Wittgenstein (1993) and Blue (1993), his artistic testament.

FILMOGRAFIA

Sebastiane (1976), Jubilee (1977), The Tempest (1979), In the Shadow of the Sun (1981), Jordan’s Wedding (cm, 1981), Pontormo and Punks at Santa Croce (cm, doc., 1982), The Dream Machine (cm, doc., 1983), Waiting for Waiting for Godot (cm, doc., 1983), B2 Tape (cm, doc., 1983), Imagining October (cm, 1984), The Angelic Conversation (1985), Caravaggio (1986), Pirate Tape (cm, 1986) The Queen Is Dead (videoclip, cm, 1987), Aria (coregia/codirectors aa.vv., ep. Depuis le jour, cm, 1987), The Last of England (1987), L’ispirazione (cm, 1988), War Requiem (1989), The Garden (1990), Edward II (Edoardo II, 1991), Wittgenstein (id., 1993) e Blue (id., 1993).

Declaration

film director

“There is nothing in The Last of England or in Jubilee which can’t be seen around us. […] For too long, during the 1950s and ’60s, the Labour party abandoned itself to short-term pragmatism; all they were really interested in was staying in power. There was no social planning, no conviction, no idea of an overall direction and certainly no interest in cultural policy. Thus, the problems we are dealing with now were generated by the failure of the left, just as much as by the success of the right.”

Cast

& Credits

regia, soggetto, sceneggiatura/director, story, screenplay
Derek Jarman
fotografia/cinematography
Peter Middleton
montaggio/film editing
Nick Barnard
scenografia/production design
Mordecai Schreiber
costumi/costume design
Dave Henderson, Christopher Hobbs
musica/music
Brian Eno
suono/sound
John Hayes
interpreti e personaggi/cast and characters
Jenny Runacrem (la regina Elisabetta I/queen Elizabeth I-Bod), Nell Campbell (Crabs), Toyah Willcox (Mad), Jordan (Amyl Nitrite), Hermine Demoriane (Chaos), Ian Charleson (Angel), Karl Johnson (Sphinx), Richard O’Brien (John Dee), David Brandon (Ariel)
coproduttori/coproducers
Howard Malin, James Whaley
coproduzione/coproduction
Whaley- Malin Productions, Megalovision
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