The Garden
Synopsis
Based on the Gospels of Matthew and Luke, Derek Jarman's nearly wordless visual narrative intercuts two main stories and a couple of minor ones. A woman, perhaps the Madonna, brings forth her baby to a crowd of intrusive paparazzi; she tries to flee them. Two men who are lovers marry and are arrested by the powers that be. The men are mocked and pilloried, tarred, feathered, and beaten. Loose in this contemporary world of electrical-power transmission lines is also Jesus. The elements, particularly fire and water, content with political power, which is intolerant and murderous. THE GARDEN was originally screened in the Forum programme of the Berlinale in 1991, garnering an OCIC Award - Honourable Mention.
Official Selection Berlinale 2019 - Forum Archival Constellations
Details
- Year
- 1990
- Type of film
- Features
- Running Time
- 95 mins
- Director
- Derek Jarman
- Producer
- James Mackay
- Editor
- Peter Cartwright
- Director of Photography
- Christopher Hughes
- Production Designer
- Derek Brown, Christopher Hobbs
- Music
- Simon Fisher-Turner
- Principal Cast
- Tilda Swinton, Johnny Mills, Philip MacDonald, Pete Lee-Wilson, Spencer Lee, Roger Cook
- Costume Design
- Annie Symons
- Digital Restoration
- British Film Institute, Halo Post London
Genre
Production status
Complete
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Last updated 4th February 2019
