The Garden
This visually impressive picture deals with the polemic of Christianity, homosexuality and the mortality of man. A sequence of bizarre biblical motifs - Madonna with child fleeing paparazzi, Judas hanged like a piece of property in an advertisement - fades into the cruel story of two amorous youths, who are arrested, humiliated, tortured and finally killed. The movie is a suggestive personal contemplation of the fate of gay minority in the 20th century, shot by Jarman over a period when his AIDS illness was seriously affecting his health.
Zahrada
The Garden
The Garden
Tribute to Derek Jarman
Great Britain, 1990
English with Czech subtitles
92 min, 35mm
Writer: Derek Jarman
Director: Derek Jarman
Cast: Tilda Swinton, Johnny Mills, Philip MacDonald, Roger Cook, Spencer Leigh
BRNO: 27. 10. // 18.00 // Scala
PRAHA: 7. 11. // 18.00 // Lucerna