Derek Jarman

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Michael Derek Elworthy Jarman (31 January 1942 – 19 February 1994) was an English film director, stage designer, diarist, artist, gardener and author.

Most Popular Derek Jarman Trailers

Total trailers found: 84

Jubilee Trailer (1978)

01 February 1978

Queen Elizabeth I visits late 1970s England to find a depressing landscape where life has changed since her time.

Wittgenstein Trailer (1993)

26 March 1993

A dramatization, in modern theatrical style, of the life and thought of the Viennese-born, Cambridge-educated philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein, whose principal interest was the nature and limits of language.

Blue Trailer (1993)

19 August 1993

Against a plain, unchanging blue screen, a densely interwoven soundtrack of voices, sound effects and music attempt to convey a portrait of Derek Jarman's experiences with AIDS, both literally and allegorically, together with an exploration of the meanings associated with the colour blue.

Savage Messiah Trailer (1972)

27 June 1972

In the Paris of the 1910s, brash young sculptor Henri Gaudier begins a creative partnership with an older writer, Sophie Brzeska.

Cinématon Trailer (1978)

20 December 1978

Cinématon is a 156-hour long experimental film by French director Gérard Courant. It was the longest film ever released until 2011.

Gerald's Film Trailer (1976)

01 January 1976

An experimental short by Derek Jarman visually represents a crumbling barn.

The Devils Trailer (1971)

16 July 1971

In 17th-century France, Father Urbain Grandier seeks to protect the city of Loudun from the corrupt establishment of Cardinal Richelieu.

The Last of England Trailer (1987)

23 August 1987

The artist's personal commentary on the decline of his country in a language closer to poetry than prose.

The Tempest Trailer (1979)

13 September 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.

Orange Juice Trailer (1984)

01 January 1984

In the early 1980s, Jarman struggled to get feature film projects off the ground and invested his energies in different fields, including music videos.

The British Guide to Showing Off Trailer (2011)

11 November 2011

Documentary about British artist Andrew Logan as he attempts to put on the 2009 edition of his Alternative Miss World.

Aria Trailer (1987)

27 May 1987

Ten short pieces directed by ten different directors, including Ken Russell, Jean-Luc Godard, Robert Altman, Bruce Beresford, and Nicolas Roeg.

Ostia Trailer (1987)

31 December 1987

Ostia is a fascinating short film directed by Julian Cole and produced for the Royal College of Art, which reconstructs the events leading up to the murder of Pier Paolo Pasolini.

Garden of Luxor Trailer (1973)

01 January 1973

A silent avant-garde experience created by Derek Jarman, filled with superimposed images forming a whole picture.

The Angelic Conversation Trailer (1985)

15 February 1985

The Angelic Conversation is a lyrical, haunting film about a young man’s search for love in a dreamlike landscape.

The Smiths: The Complete Picture Trailer (1992)

07 December 1992

Thirteen Smiths' recordings, half of them in a club with a live audience. These alternate with five rock videos, two directed by Derek Jarman (Panic and Ask), two by Tim Broad (Girlfriend in a Coma and Stop Me.

Ask Trailer (2024)

21 January 2024

A lonely glassed shy teenage boy makes several amusing and charming attempts to declare his love for a girl, carrying a bouquet of flowers with him.

War Requiem Trailer (1989)

06 January 1989

During World War I, British soldier Owen is mortified by the examples of cruelty that surround him in the trenches.

Untitled (For Derek Jarman) Trailer (2023)

06 November 2023

Nighthawks Trailer (1978)

01 November 1978

In 70s Great Britain, a gay teacher is forced to hide his sexuality by day while living his secret life by night.

Edward II Trailer (1991)

18 October 1991

England, 14th century. King Edward II falls in love with Piers Gaveston, a young man of humble origins, whom he honors with favors and titles of nobility.

In the Shadow of the Sun Trailer (1981)

01 February 1981

'The Shadow of the Sun' draws upon Derek Jarman’s interest with alchemical processes as a metaphor for reprocessing Super-8 film.

Derek Trailer (2008)

19 February 2008

Derek, in chronological order, records the work and life that stands at the foot of Derek Jarman's humour and spirit of being an artist.

Pirate Tape Trailer (1983)

01 January 1983

Derek Jarman's film portrait of American writer William S. Burroughs was shot in September 1982 during his first visit to England to attend the legendary Final Academy events at the South London Ritzy Cinema.

The Art of Mirrors Trailer (1973)

01 January 1973

The film, shot in super 8 features figures moving in the foreground and background of an empty space holding mirrors which occasionally flash in the lens of the camera.

Dead Cat Trailer (1989)

01 January 1989

A young man enters a psychosexual nightmare after his cat dies.

Sloane Square: A Room of One's Own Trailer (1976)

01 June 1976

A stop-motion film showing Jarman and several other occupants vandalizing an apartment from which they have just been evicted.

There We Are John... Trailer (1993)

01 October 1993

In this revealing documentary, Ken McMullen creates an elegant portrait of artist and filmmaker Derek Jarman, based on an interview conducted by John Cartwright.

The Garden Trailer (1990)

06 September 1990

A nearly wordless visual narrative intercuts two main stories and a couple of minor ones. A woman, perhaps the Madonna, brings forth her baby to a crowd of intrusive paparazzi; she tries to flee them.

Depuis le Jour Trailer (1987)

27 May 1987

Derek Jarman's interpretation of the aria 'Depuis le jour' from the final act of Gustave Charpentier's opera Louise (1900) features Aimée Delamain as an aging opera singer taking her final bow and recalling a love affair from her youth.

T.G.: Psychic Rally in Heaven Trailer (1981)

31 December 1981

An experimental film of the group Throbbing Gristle in concert.

Derek Jarman: A Portrait Trailer (1991)

25 January 1991

A BBC Arena profile of the Director from the time of the release of his film, The Garden, featuring interviews with Jarman, his collaborators and friends.

Ulla's Fete Trailer (1974)

06 June 1974

A filmed record of a bizarre garden party organized to pay a fine incurred by singer Ulla for "liberating a chandelier from Harrods.

The Dream Machine Trailer (1986)

01 January 1986

A 16mm anthology of experimental super 8 films by Derek Jarman, Michael Kostiff, Cerith Wyn Evans and John Maybury, with framing footage by Tim Burke of Brion Gysin using a dream machine.

The Clearing Trailer (1994)

09 June 1994

In this short film written and directed by Alexis Bisticas, the audience sees through the eyes of a man in the woods, following the distant sound of a saxophone.

The Yob Trailer (1988)

12 March 1988

An illegal psychic teleportation experiment goes horribly wrong, and pretentious promo director Patrick gets his genes mixed with those of a football hooligan.

Glitterbug Trailer (1994)

05 March 1994

A collage of Derek Jarman's super 8 footage spanning over 20 years.

Camp Christmas Trailer (1993)

24 December 1993

Several guests who are lesbian or gay go to a home for Christmas.

The Making of ‘Sebastiane’ Trailer (1975)

01 January 1975

Super 8 footage shot on location in Sardinia in 1975.

Imagining October Trailer (1984)

01 October 1984

Imagining October explores art and politics in the final years of the Cold War, drawing connections between pre-Perestroika Russia and Thatcherite Britain.

A Turnip Head’s Guide To The British Cinema Trailer (1986)

01 January 1986

Documentary presenting Alan Parker’s view of British cinema with comments from Richard Lester and others and location report from King’s Lynn on the making of Hugh Hudson’s Revolution, starring Al Pacino, Donald Sutherland, and Nastassja Kinski.

Cinématon XI Trailer (1981)

14 May 1981

Reel 11 of Gérard Courant's on-going Cinematon series.

Lindsay Dances - Theatre and life according to Lindsay Kemp Trailer (2020)

02 May 2020

A documentary that collects for the first time and in an almost anthological way the historical repertoire of the Lindsay Kemp Company's shows, from the end of the 70s to the 90s.

Ashden's Walk on Møn Trailer (1973)

01 January 1973

Experimental short overlays footage of buildings and fields with that of a spiral galaxy.

Sulphur Trailer (1973)

01 January 1973

Super 8 film by Derek Jarman

Caravaggio Trailer (1986)

29 August 1986

A retelling of the life of the celebrated 17th-century Baroque painter Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio through his brilliant, nearly blasphemous paintings and his flirtations with the underworld.

Blue Again: An Ode To Derek Jarman Trailer (2024)

22 September 2024

An ode to Derek Jarman, who, while grappling with death and the loss of his sight, began to see the world through a blue-tinted haze, a reflection of his struggle and medication.

Sebastiane Trailer (1976)

17 December 1976

Rome, AD 303. Emperor Diocletian demotes his favourite, Sebastian, from captain of the palace guard to the rank of common soldier and banishes him to a remote coastal outpost where his fellow soldiers, weakened by their desires, turn to homosexual activities to satisfy their needs.

A Journey to Avebury Trailer (1971)

01 January 1971

A silent short movie, is a literal journey that we can experience. We are being taken to Avebury and given the chance to admire it for 10 minutes.

Cinématon n°105 : Derek Jarman Trailer (1981)

14 May 1981

Tarot Trailer (1972)

01 January 1972

A short experimental film by Derek Jarman.

It Happened By Chance Vol 6 Trailer (1977)

01 January 1977

An experimental short film by Derek Jarman cuts together disparate footage.

Pontormo and Punks at Santa Croce Trailer (1982)

01 January 1982

Studio Bankside Trailer (1971)

01 January 1971

An experimental film by Derek Jarman that captures the decay of an urban environment.

Electric Fairy Trailer (1971)

01 January 1971

Short film made on Bankside featuring, as the electric fairy, a "young man with curly blonde hair, a star on his forehead and stars on his tunic, headphones, jewels and carmine lips".

Jordan's Dance Trailer (1977)

01 January 1977

This film was shot on Super-8 by Derek Jarman in 1977 and is considered to be the inspiration for Jubilee.

My Very Beautiful Movie Trailer (1974)

01 January 1974

Super 8 short film by Derek Jarman, shot on Fire Island in New York.

Death Dance Trailer (1973)

01 January 1973

In this experimental short, four naked men are touched by death.

A Message From the Temple Trailer (1982)

01 January 1982

A shadowy, sharply-dressed spokesman for the occult, chaos-magic fellowship and network The Temple of Psychic Youth reads a brief message.

Derek Jarman Conversations Trailer (1993)

01 November 1993

Derek Jarman discusses his film and visual art work in this experimental conversation film.