War Requiem
First screened in July 2003 / Most recently screened in October 2005
Director: Derek Jarman. Cast: Nathaniel Parker, Owen Teale, Tilda Swinton, Laurence Olivier, Sean Bean, Nigel Terry, Alex Jennings, Patricia Hayes, Rohan McCullough, Claire Davenport. Screenplay: Derek Jarman (inspired by the poems of Wilfred Owen). Twitter Capsule:
Dense, mixed-media montage alienates some (read: my students) but more gorgeous and poignant than many such exercises.
VOR:③
One of the most moving Jarman projects, with some of his most self-consciously beautiful images. Rarely positioned as one of his seminal works, but warrants more attention.
