Search - Derek on DVD


Derek
Derek
Actors: Tilda Swinton, Derek Jarman
Director: Isaac Julien
Genres: Documentary
NR     2008     2hr 25min

INCLUDES CLIPS FROM 17 DEREK JARMAN FILMS — Academy Award winner Tilda Swinton personally conducts an intimate cinematic commemoration of the life, times, and work of UK filmmaker, artist, and renegade Derek Jarman in Derek...  more »

     
1

Larger Image

Movie Details

Actors: Tilda Swinton, Derek Jarman
Director: Isaac Julien
Genres: Documentary
Sub-Genres: Documentary
Studio: KINO INTERNATIONAL
Format: DVD - Color,Widescreen,Letterboxed
DVD Release Date: 09/02/2008
Original Release Date: 01/01/2008
Theatrical Release Date: 01/01/2008
Release Year: 2008
Run Time: 2hr 25min
Screens: Color,Widescreen,Letterboxed
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaDVD Credits: 1
Total Copies: 0
Members Wishing: 2
MPAA Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Languages: English

Similar Movies

War Requiem
Director: Derek Jarman
3
   UR   2008   1hr 32min
Glitterbox Derek Jarman x 4
Caravaggio / Wittgenstein / The Angelic Conversation / Blue / Glitterbug
Director: Derek Jarman
2
   UR   2008   5hr 13min
Looking for Langston
B&W
Director: Isaac Julien
?
   UR   2007   1hr 0min
Wittgenstein
Special Edition
Director: Derek Jarman
3
   UR   2008   1hr 9min
 

Movie Reviews

Amazing, thorough and compelling documentary of one the grea
indiefilm | Los Angeles | 02/21/2009
(5 out of 5 stars)

"I consider Derek Jarman's films some of the greatest of film output from Great Britain. I'm a fan of avant garde films and Derek's are some of the best. So, to say the least, I was incredibly eager to see this documentary. It did not disappoint! Tilda Swinton does an amazing job as the host/narrator of this documentary. The first 10 minutes or so are done in an avant garde style and may put some people off. However, once it gets past that, the documentary is quite cohesive and tells the amazing story of Derek Jarman's life and films. Incredibly lush and full of interesting tidbits about Derek and his films. I highly recommend this for any Derek Jarman fan, Tilda Swinton fan or fans of avant garde cinema."
Moving and Profound
Vampire Truth | Los Angeles, CA United States | 12/07/2008
(5 out of 5 stars)

"Writer/narrator Tilda Swinton's valedictory essay on the friend whose death she's never gotten over is a moving testament to the enduring power some lives exert on others. Framed almost as a pessimist's argument with a departed optimist, DEREK is simultaneously a celebration of Derek Jarman's exuberant, political and innovative oeuvre and also much more than just a career overview of a gay provocateur's fascinating cinematic and personal journey. Director Isaac Julien does a fine unfussy job, showing a subtle awareness that his true resources are Swinton and the unbelievably sharp, gregarious and generous Jarman himself, who had the foresight to commit his memories and views to videotape before his premature death during the early stages of the AIDS crisis. A reminder of a type of cinematic adventure the corporate production system of today rarely allows for, DEREK will move you to cheers and tears for things lost and things remembered."