The Angelic Conversation sees Derek Jarman conjure an evocative and radical visualisation of Shakespeare’s love poems.
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Caravaggio
Derek Jarman struggled for seven years to bring his portrait of the 17th century Italian artist Michelangelo da Caravaggio to the screen. The result was well worth the wait. It’s a freely dramatised portrait which conjures several of the controversial artist’s most famous paintings through elabor...
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Whale Rider
Pai is the only child of the chief of a Maori tribe, but as a girl isn’t entitled to take her place as his heir. When her grandfather starts training local boys in the way of being chief, Pai is forced to prove that she is a good as her male counterparts. This tense, inspiring story provides a wo...
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Wittgenstein
Written for Channel 4 by radical literary theorist Terry Eagleton but heavily reworked by Derek Jarman, Wittgenstein is a bold, offbeat biography, personalised in Jarman’s unique style to address the politics and sexuality of the great, troubled philosopher.
