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6 January 1989 (UK) morePlot:
A film with no spoken dialogue, just follows the music and lyrics of Benjamin Britten's "War Requiem... more | add synopsisPlot Keywords:
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Brilliant and Evocative Blend of Music and the Cinematographic Art moreCast
(Credited cast) | 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 |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Milo Bell | ||
| Harvey Cooper | ||
| Claire Davenport | ||
 | Antony Gabriel | ... | Liet. Harper |
| Alex Jennings | ||
| Thomas Kett | ... | Recruit |
| Kim Kindersley | ... | Soldier 2 |
| Spencer Leigh | ... | Soldier 1 |
| David Meyer | ... | Lieutenant |
| Tony Red Richards | ... | Soldier |
| Linda Spurrier | ... | Nurse 3 |
| Richard Stirling | ... | Soldier 1 |
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Jarman to a T: Brilliant, atmospheric, imagistic, eccentric, and sometimes homo-erotic. An incredible blend of one of the great 20th century musical works on (or rather against) war and the cinematographic art.
I've seen this film twice now. Some of the comments given by other reviewers seem to miss the point of the film- it is dark and sometimes jarring. Jarman uses historic footage, color and colorization as a technique to refocus the viewer's eyes and thoughts. Jarman is not interested in narrative so much as building a series of images that take the poem and music to a new place of understanding.
Perhaps this film is not for everyone- but then I would love to tie every politician to his or her chair and force its viewing.