This is a dark meditation on London during the time of Mrs. Thatcher. The artist's personal commentary on the collapse of his country is described in words much closer to poetry than prose. Old home footage and newer material shot with a hand-held 8mm camera were used to create a short film about recent events, with popular music and street sounds mixed together in a mosaic of apocalyptic allusions. The film is an adaptation of Jarman’s novel.
The Last of England
experimental, 1987
DIRECTED BY: Derek Jarman

CAST:
Tilda Swinton,
Spencer Leigh,
Spring
SCRIPT:
Derek Jarman
PHOTOGRAPHY:
Richard Heslop,
Christopher Hughes,
Derek Jarman,
Cerith Wyn Evans
Synopsis:
color, 87 min