Directed by Derek Jarman • Arthouse • 1990 • UK • English
Starring Tilda Swinton, Johnny Mills, Peter Lee-Wilson
Directed by Derek Jarman and starring Tilda Swinton, this kaleidoscopic film shows the filmmaker’s genius at its most coruscating, featuring an over-the-top Hollywood-style musical number, nightmare images of tar-and-feather queer persecution, and footage of the particularly menacing-looking nuclear power plant that overlooks Jarman’s own garden.
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