War Requiem
The film tells the story of an English soldier and his bride, a nurse, during the First World War. Captivating music, War Requiem by Benjamin Britten, plays the major part in this opus almost shorn of dialogues. Very suggestive mosaic of images is accompanied by oppressive music and Wilfred Owens’s verse about the horror of war. Jarman works not only with documentary footage from authentic conflicts (world wars, Vietnam, Angola), but also with intimate, poetic scenes. The result is an impressive anti-war musical film, in which Laurence Olivier appeared in front of the camera for the last time.
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War Requiem
War Requiem
Tribute to Derek Jarman
Great Britain, 1989
English with Czech subtitles
92 min, 35mm
Writer: Derek Jarman
Director: Derek Jarman
Cast: Nathaniel Parker, Tilda Swinton, Laurence Olivier, Patricia Hayes, Rohan McCullough
BRNO: 26. 10. // 18.00 // Scala
PRAHA: 6. 11. // 18.00 // Lucerna