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Edward II (1991)
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In this Derek Jarman version of Christopher Marlowe's Elisabethan drama, in modern costumes and settings... more | add synopsisAwards:
5 wins & 1 nomination moreUser Comments:
14th Century Gay-Bashing á la Derek Jarmam moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Steven Waddington | ... | Edward II |
| Kevin Collins | ... | Lightborn, the Jailor |
 | Andrew Tiernan | ... | Piers Gaveston |
| John Lynch | ... | Spencer |
| Dudley Sutton | ... | Bishop of Winchester |
 | Tilda Swinton | ... | Isabella |
| Jerome Flynn | ... | Kent |
| Jody Graber | ... | Prince Edward |
| Nigel Terry | ... | Mortimer |
| Jill Balcon | ... | Chorus of Nobility |
| Barbara New | ... | Chorus of Nobility |
| Andrea Miller | ... | Chorus of Nobility |
| Brian Stokes Mitchell | ... | Chorus of Nobility (as Brian Mitchell) |
| David Glover | ... | Chorus of Nobility |
| John Quentin | ... | Chorus of Nobility |
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[first lines]Edward II: My father is deceased. Come Gaveston, and share the kingdom with thy dearest friend.
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Definitely Derek Jarman's most refined film. That said, refined for Jarman is bizarre for most.
Based VERY loosely on Christopher Marlowe's play from 1592, however, should be view in its own light / right. Whereas it does tend to capture the wonderful Marlow language, this is no "Shakespeare" here! It's a brilliantly acted ensemble piece, set in Jarman's abstract vision of the world, with a core message that is as valid today as it must have been shocking then.
Jarman "paints" his film - as he always did - not in any logical manner or order, but like a mosaic of images, creating a whole and a statement - a strong statement about intolerance in this case.
This one might even be palatable for non-Jarman fans.