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Blue

Blue

19937.11h 19m

Overview

Against a plain, unchanging blue screen, a densely interwoven soundtrack of voices, sound effects and music attempt to convey a portrait of Derek Jarman's experiences with AIDS, both literally and allegorically, together with an exploration of the meanings associated with the colour blue.

Directed by Derek Jarman
Written by Derek Jarman
Produced by Takashi Asai, James Mackay
Box Office0Revenue: $1.7M

Top Cast

Derek Jarman

Derek Jarman

(voice)

Nigel Terry

Nigel Terry

(voice)

Tilda Swinton

Tilda Swinton

(voice)

John Quentin

John Quentin

(voice)

Themes & Keywords

aidspoetrybluedeathlgbtautobiographicalexperimental cinemaarthouse

About Blue

Blue is a documentary, drama film released in 1993 exploring themes of aids, poetry, blue, death, lgbt, autobiographical. Directed by Derek Jarman, it stars Derek Jarman, Nigel Terry, Tilda Swinton. Against a plain, unchanging blue screen, a densely interwoven soundtrack of voices, sound effects and music attempt to convey a portrait of Derek Jarman's experiences with AIDS, both literally and allegorically, together with an exploration of the meanings associated with the colour blue.

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