The Derek Jarman Collection - 5-DVD Set ( Sebastiane / Jubilee / The Tempest / The Last of England / War Requiem )

The Derek Jarman Collection - 5-DVD Set (DVD) (*)

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Original Title: Sebastiane / Jubilee / The Tempest / The Last of England / War Requiem
Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
English ( Mono )

Product Origin/Format:
Australia ( PAL/Region 0 )

Running Time:
475 min

Aspect Ratio:
Fullscreen

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Multi-DVD Set
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 1976 - 1989 and produced in:
Germany ( Germany, Central Europe )
United Kingdom ( Great Britain, Ireland )

Directed By:
Paul Humfress
Derek Jarman

Written By:
Paul Humfress
Derek Jarman
William Shakespeare
Wilfred Owen

Actors:
Barney James ..... Severus
Neil Kennedy ..... Maximus
Leonardo Treviglio ..... Sebastiane
Richard Warwick ..... Justin
Donald Dunham ..... Claudius
Daevid Finbar ..... Julian
Ken Hicks ..... Adrian
Lindsay Kemp ..... Dancer
Steffano Massari ..... Marius
Janusz Romanov ..... Anthony
Peter Hinwood ..... Emperor's guest
Gerald Incandela ..... Leopard Boy
Jordan ..... Emperor's guest
Robert Medley ..... Emperor Diocletian
Philip Sayer ..... Emperor's guest
Jenny Runacre ..... Queen Elizabeth I
Nell Campbell ..... Crabs
Toyah Willcox ..... Mad
Jordan ..... Amyl Nitrite
Hermine Demoriane ..... Chaos
Ian Charleson ..... Angel
Karl Johnson ..... Sphinx
Linda Spurrier ..... Viv
Neil Kennedy ..... Max
Jack Birkett ..... Borgia Ginz
Jayne County ..... Lounge Lizard
Richard O'Brien ..... John Dee
David Brandon ..... Ariel
Helen Wellington-Lloyd ..... Lady in Waiting
Adam Ant ..... Kid
Peter Bull ..... Alonso, the King of Naples
David Meyer ..... Ferdinand, his son
Neil Cunningham ..... Sebastian, his brother
Heathcote Williams ..... Prospero, the Right Duke of Milan
Toyah Willcox ..... Miranda, his daughter
Richard Warwick ..... Antonio, his brother
Karl Johnson ..... Ariel, an airy spirit
Jack Birkett ..... Caliban, a savage and deformed slave
Christopher Biggins ..... Stephano, a drunken mariner
Peter Turner ..... Trinculo, his friend
Ken Campbell ..... Gonzalo, an honest councillor
Elisabeth Welch ..... A Goddess
Claire Davenport ..... Sycorax
Kate Temple ..... Young Miranda
Helen Wellington-Lloyd ..... A Spirit
'Spring' Mark Adley
Gay Gaynor
Matthew Hawkins
Spencer Leigh
Gerrard McArthur
Jonny Phillips
Tilda Swinton
Nigel Terry
Nathaniel Parker ..... Wilfred Owen
Tilda Swinton ..... Nurse
Laurence Olivier ..... Old Soldier
Patricia Hayes ..... Mother
Rohan McCullough ..... Enemy Mother
Nigel Terry ..... Abraham
Owen Teale ..... Unknown Soldier
Sean Bean ..... German Soldier
Milo Bell ..... Liet. Harper
Harvey Cooper ..... Recruit
Claire Davenport ..... Soldier 2
Antony Gabriel ..... Soldier 1
Alex Jennings ..... Lieutenant
Thomas Kett ..... Soldier
Kim Kindersley ..... Nurse 3
Spencer Leigh ..... Soldier 1
David Meyer
Tony Red Richards
Linda Spurrier
Richard Stirling

Synopsis:

One of the most accomplished and creative filmmakers in British cinema, Derek Jarman rose to prominence as an intensely creative force during the late 70s, 80s and early 90s. A maverick artist foremost, Jarman's attention to detail and unconventional approach to filmmaking has been matched by few others. Along with fellow classicist Peter Greenaway, Jarman's unique ability to blend music and imagery, exploring both the personal and the political is profoundly engaging. The Derek Jarman Collection represents the essence of Jarman's work as an influential auteur - showcasing five of his most beloved films: Sebastiane, Jubilee, The Tempest, War Requiem and The Last of England - taking the viewer on a grand odyssey - from a remote Roman outpost in 300 A.D in Sebastiane, across a punk-infused post-apocalyptic London wasteland in Jubilee, the depths of a Shakespearean tragedy in The Tempest, to the incomparable pairing of Benjamin Britten and Wilfred Owen for the devastation of War Requiem. Featuring the likes of Tilda Swinton, Toyah Willcox, Jordan, Adam Ant, Sean Bean and Sir Laurence Olivier in his final screen appearance, The Derek Jarman Collection captures the essence of the artist and represents a profound cinematic achievement.

Sebastiane (1976)
300 A.D. : the Roman Sebastianus is exiled to a remote outpost populated exclusively by men. Weakened by their desires, these men turn to homosexual activities to satisfy their needs. However, Sebastianus becomes the target of lust for a homosexual centurion, but he rejects the man's advances.

Jubilee (1978)
Queen Elizabeth I travels to late twentieth-century Britain to discover a tawdry and depressing landscape where life mostly seems aimless and is anyway held cheap. Three post-punk girls while away their vacuous existence as best they can, from time-to-time straying into murder to relieve the boredom.

The Tempest (1979)
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.

The Last of England (1988)
The artist's personal commentary on the decline of his country in a language closer to poetry than prose. A dark meditation on London under Thatcher.

War Requiem (1989)
A film with no spoken dialogue, just follows the music and lyrics of Benjamin Britten's ""War Requiem, which include WWI soldier poet Wilfred Owen's poems reflecting the war's horrors. It shows the story of an Englishman soldier (Wilfred Owen) and a nurse (his bride) during World War I. It also includes actual footage of contemporary wars (WWII, Vietnam, Angola, etc.)

This product was added to our catalog on Saturday 30 November, 2013.

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