tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15543127.post7580274283511746070..comments2023-10-19T11:09:08.952-05:00Comments on Fin de cinéma: 2008 is the year of Derek Jarman: UPDATEDreassurancehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17129227726045849803noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15543127.post-710856741731112912008-06-30T05:54:00.000-05:002008-06-30T05:54:00.000-05:00War Requiem is also being released on DVD in the U...War Requiem is also being released on DVD in the UK (with some exciting extras including a documentary about the making of this masterpiece), by Second Sight - a very good 'arthouse' distributor of great movies like this. They are releasing it in November in a digitally remastered version (soundtrack and picture).<BR/>The digitally remastered High Definition version of the film is also being premiered in cinemas, (occasionally with a Q & A from its producer Don Boyd): Liverpool (June), Cambridge (September) and of course London (November)amongst others.<BR/>Far from being inaccessible or obscure, this is arguably Jarman's greatest and most durable film, and his extraordinarily poetic visualisation of the original soundtrack of Britten's oratorio makes its release now so relevant in the context of the ongoing wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15543127.post-45360934969970710482008-06-21T06:53:00.000-05:002008-06-21T06:53:00.000-05:00And, Ed, I'll take whatever I can when it comes to...And, Ed, I'll take whatever I can when it comes to Jarman... even if it is a flawed release (especially considering <I>War Requiem</I> is strangely his most elusive title).reassurancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17129227726045849803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15543127.post-75153647945569109602008-06-21T01:15:00.000-05:002008-06-21T01:15:00.000-05:00The Garden was his re-envisioning of the passion o...<I>The Garden</I> was his re-envisioning of the passion of Jesus Christ with Jesus as two tormented male lovers and Tilda Swinton as The Virgin Mary.<BR/><BR/>I actually prefer his more enigmatic films, which is why <I>Jubilee</I> and <I>Caravaggio</I> don't rank as high in my book.reassurancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17129227726045849803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15543127.post-28566629011896499932008-06-20T23:26:00.000-05:002008-06-20T23:26:00.000-05:00Wow, considering how much I love Angelic Conversat...Wow, considering how much I love <I>Angelic Conversation</I> and <I>Last of England</I>, I've really been wanting to see <I>War Requiem</I>, which is supposedly in a similar vein. That's very exciting news. It would be more exciting if it wasn't Kino -- hello, ghosting -- but still, a flawed release is better than none at all.Ed Howardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18014222247676090467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15543127.post-71900843525597750832008-06-20T22:00:00.000-05:002008-06-20T22:00:00.000-05:00Sounds interesting. I'll have to give this Derek J...Sounds interesting. I'll have to give this Derek Jarman a check.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15543127.post-56905276979771335172008-06-20T17:34:00.000-05:002008-06-20T17:34:00.000-05:00Ah, I have never seen The Garden. What did Derek J...Ah, I have never seen The Garden. What did Derek Jarman come up with in 'The Garden'?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15543127.post-30275245498049343492008-06-19T23:24:00.000-05:002008-06-19T23:24:00.000-05:00Probably Sebastiane and The Garden. Followed close...Probably <I>Sebastiane</I> and <I>The Garden</I>. Followed closely by <I>Wittgenstein</I>.reassurancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17129227726045849803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15543127.post-36504668666487236752008-06-19T20:01:00.000-05:002008-06-19T20:01:00.000-05:00What are your favorite Derek Jarman films?What are your favorite Derek Jarman films?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com