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Director:
Derek Jarman
Writer:
Wilfred Owen (poems)
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Release Date:
6 January 1989 (UK) more
Genre:
Drama | War more
Plot:
A film with no spoken dialogue, just follows the music and lyrics of Benjamin Britten's "War Requiem... more | add synopsis
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Brilliant and Evocative Blend of Music and the Cinematographic Art more (3 total)

Cast

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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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Runtime:
92 min
Country:
UK
Language:
English
Color:
Black and White | Color
Sound Mix:
Dolby SR
Certification:
UK:PG | Spain:18
Company:
Anglo International Films more

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Laurence Olivier's final film. more

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Brilliant and Evocative Blend of Music and the Cinematographic Art, 19 March 2005
8/10
Author: dcovec from United States

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.

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