Edward II
Edward II, King of England, jeopardizes his reign when he brings his male lover to court. Embarrassed and outraged by the flaunting of his "degeneracy," his neglected Queen leads a vicious plot to assasinate his lover.
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Runtime
91 min -
Country
Great Britain -
Year of Presentation
1992 -
Year of Production
1991 -
Director
Derek Jarman -
Cast
Steven Waddington, Andrew Tiernan, Tilda Swinton, Nigel Terry, Kevin Collins, Jerome Flynn, John Lynch, Dudley Sutton, Jody Graber, Annie Lennox, Allan Corduner -
Production Company
Working Title Productions, Ltd.; British Screen; BBC Films; Uplink -
Berlinale Section
Forum -
Berlinale Category
Feature Film -
Teddy Award Winner
Teddy Jury Award
Biography Derek Jarman
Born 1942, died 1994. Studied painting and worked as a costume and set designer for the Royal Ballet. Worked as a set designer on Ken Russell’s 1970 film THE DEVILS. Made numerous short films before directing his first feature, SEBASTIANE, in 1976. His first film to screen at the Berlinale was THE TEMPEST in 1979. In addition to his subversive period dramas and experimental films, he began directing avant-garde music videos in the 1970s. He was also a committed campaigner for gay rights in Britain.
Filmography Derek Jarman
1977 Jubilee | 1979 The Tempest | 1984 Imagining October | 1985 The Angelic Conversation | 1986 Caravaggio | 1987 Aria | 1989 War Requiem | 1990 The Garden | 1993 Blue | 2014 Will You Dance with Me?