The First and Last of England: The Queer Legacies of Derek Jarman
Schedule
Wed Nov 06 2024 at 07:00 pm to 11:15 pm
UTC+11:00Location
ACMI, Federation Square, Flinders Street, Melbourne, VIC, Australia, Victoria 3000 | Melbourne, VI
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One of the great iconoclasts of British cinema, Derek Jarman (1942–1994) was a multidisciplinary artist par excellence whose tirelessly provocative, unapologetically queer and highly influential filmmaking career was tragically abbreviated by his death from AIDS-related illnesses.This program ranges across Jarman’s oeuvre, encompassing remarkable portraits of artists and historical figures – 1986’s CARAVAGGIO, in which regular Jarman collaborator Tilda Swinton made her screen debut, and 1993’s WITTGENSTEIN – and of Britain in decay – his solo-directorial feature debut, 1978’s punk classic JUBILEE, and 1987’s poetic, yet scathing, indictment of Thatcherism, THE LAST OF ENGLAND. This season also includes THE GARDEN (1990), a radical, personal and pointedly activist late work, along with Jarman’s celebrated pop videos for The Smiths, before culminating with his extraordinary valedictory feature, BLUE (1993).
Presented in partnership with the Melbourne Queer Film Festival.
WEDNESDAY 6 NOVEMBER
7:00pm CARAVAGGIO
Derek Jarman (1986) 93 mins – M
8:50pm WITTGENSTEIN
Derek Jarman (1993) 72 mins – M
35mm print courtesy of the National Film and Sound Archive, Australia
10:10pm GLITTERBUG
Derek Jarman (1994) 54 mins – Unclassified 15+
WEDNESDAY 13 NOVEMBER
7:00pm THE LAST OF ENGLAND
Derek Jarman (1987) 87 mins – M
35mm print courtesy of the National Film and Sound Archive, Australia
8:40pm THE GARDEN
Derek Jarman (1990) 95 mins – M
Followed by IN THE SHADOW OF THE SUN Derek Jarman (1981) 54 mins – Unclassified 15+
WEDNESDAY 20 NOVEMBER
7:00pm JUBILEE
Derek Jarman (1978) 106 mins – M
Preceded by THE QUEEN IS DEAD Derek Jarman (1986) 13 mins – PG, 35mm print
9:15pm BLUE
Derek Jarman (1993) 79 mins – Unclassified 15+
Full program notes: melbournecinematheque.org/category/present-year/the-first-and-last-of-england-the-queer-legacies-of-derek-jarman/
Memberships: acmi.net.au/cteq
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Where is it happening?
ACMI, Federation Square, Flinders Street, Melbourne, VIC, Australia, Victoria 3000Event Location & Nearby Stays:
