Movie: Derek

Top 2 Billed Cast

Tilda Swinton
Tilda Swinton

Narrator (voice)

Derek Jarman
Derek Jarman

Self (archive footage)

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    Derek, in chronological order, records the work and life that stands at the foot of Derek Jarman's humour and spirit of being an artist. The filmmaker and actress, Isaac Julien and Tilda Swinton respectively, have produced and narrated a film on his life whereby the use of language is perpetuated to give some type of palpable meaning to British audiences alone, and to their own personal relationship with him.

  • Release Date

    2008-02-19

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    5.3

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    2.6 starts
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    English
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