Derek Jarman — Director (50)

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Gerald's Film (1976)
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Derek Jarman said that he considered himself a painter more than a film maker and that the camera was just a new kind of brush. This film shows that sentiment. As a narrative film it isn't much, but viewed as a moving still life of a crumbling barn, a beautiful day and and a handsome young man, this film is well worth the time that it takes to view. The images are very well thought out, the textures and details of the barn and the light of the day are well depicted and the young man is compellingly good-looking. A lot of Jarman's later style can be seen in this piece. This film is NOT for everyone but if you are a Jarman fan and are curious about his earlier work, this piece is one of his better early efforts.

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A Journey to Avebury (1971)
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other title: 埃夫伯里之旅
Derek Jarman is often said to be a painter rather than a movie director. Indeed, with his films he makes pictures that seem to be more important than the plot (which is usually unclear or missing at all). But those pieces of art he creates using camera are beautiful and astounding. A JOURNEY TO AVEBURY, his 1971 silent short movie, is a literal journey that we can experience. We are being taken to Avebury and given the chance to admire it for 10 minutes. The shots are incredibly beautiful, as we see a huge stone or trees bathed in orange light of sunset. The film lacks a plot and sound and should be treated as a collection of images rather than a movie. If you like Jarman's art - you'll be pleased with this one. If you like beauty - you'll love it. But if you're looking for action or amusement, better walk around it because these 10 minutes might just be too long for you.

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The Next Life (1993)
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other title: 来生再见 / Suede: The Next Life
A filmed record of a live performance by the rock band Suede before a back projection of Jarman's earlier short film "Jordan's Dance" (1977).

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The Tempest (1979)
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★ 5.0 9 ratings
other title: 暴风雨 / 骚动 …
Prospero, a potent magician, lives on a desolate isle with his virginal daughter, Miranda. He's in exile, banished from his duchy by his usurping brother and the King of Naples. Providence brings these enemies near; aided by his vassal the spirit Ariel, Prospero conjures a tempest to wreck the Italian ship. The king's son, thinking all others lost, becomes Prospero's prisoner, falling in love with Miranda and she with him. Prospero's brother and the king wander the island, as do a drunken cook and sailor, who conspire with Caliban, Prospero's beastly slave, to murder Prospero. Prospero wants reason to triumph, Ariel wants his freedom, Miranda a husband; the sailors want to dance.

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The Queen Is Dead: A Film by Derek Jarman (2024)
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other title: 女王已死:一部贾曼电影 / The Queen Is Dead
Three promotional films by The Smiths directed with an artistic and conceptual vision by the late director Derek Jarman. The result is the junction of the powerful lyrics and melodies by Morrissey and Marr combined with Jarman's expressive images. The music videos: 1) The Queen Is Dead 2) There Is a Light That Never Goes Out 3) Panic

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The Smiths: The Complete Picture (1992)
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德里克·贾曼 / Tim Broad … actor: 史蒂文·帕特里克·莫里西 / Craig Gannon …
other title: 史密斯乐团:完美的图景
Thirteen Smiths' recordings, half of them in a club with a live audience. These alternate with five rock videos, two directed by Derek Jarman (Panic and Ask), two by Tim Broad (Girlfriend in a Coma and Stop Me...), and one by Paula Grief and Richard Levine (How Soon Is Now?). It concludes with Jarman's short film, "The Queen Is Dead," with a three-song soundtrack. The rock videos, particularly Jarman's, are filled with multiple and superimposed images, changing tints, and little narrative coherence; they get their pace from the music's rhythm. Androgyny, dancing children, belching smokestacks, graffiti, angry young men, a waif in a cap: collages of modern alienation. Directed by Tim Broad (videos "Girlfriend in a Coma" and "Stop Me If You Think You've Heard This One Before") Paula Grief (video "How Soon Is Now?") Derek Jarman (videos "Panic", "Ask" and "The Queen is Dead")

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Aria (1987)
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★ 6.8 8 ratings
罗伯特·奥特曼 / 布鲁斯·贝尔斯福德 … actor: 泰莉莎·拉塞尔 / 巴克·亨利 …
other title: 华丽的咏叹 / Ária …
Ten short pieces directed by ten different directors, including Ken Russell, Jean-Luc Godard, Robert Altman, Bruce Beresford, and Nicolas Roeg. Each short uses an aria as soundtrack/sound, and is an interpretation of the particular aria.

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A Walk on Møn (1973)
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other title: 行走在莫恩 / Ashden's Walk on Møn
Experimental short overlays footage of buildings and fields with that of a spiral galaxy.

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In the Shadow of the Sun (1981)
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other title: 日影之下
'The Shadow of the Sun' draws upon Derek Jarman’s interest with alchemical processes as a metaphor for reprocessing Super-8 film. Jarman once described film’s union of light and matter as “an alchemical conjunction” and experimented throughout his career with creating dream symbolism through the superimposition of image and action. Originally called English Apocalypse, the film’s final title is derived from a 17th Century alchemical text that used the phrase as a synonym for the philosopher’s stone – the highly sought substance that turns base metals into gold and silver. The film was intended as a step toward the idea of an ambient video, that like its musical counterpart, was designed to enhance an environment.

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Art of Mirrors (1973)
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★ 6.0 10 ratings
other title: 镜子的艺术
一个身穿晚礼服的男子手拿镜子,一边将阳光发射向镜头一边穿过银幕。他将镜子递到一个穿晚礼服的女子手中,女子向观众靠近,似乎要把我们催眠。