The Last of England

experimental, 1987

DIRECTED BY: Derek Jarman

The Last of England

CAST:
Tilda Swinton,
Spencer Leigh,
Spring

SCRIPT:
Derek Jarman

PHOTOGRAPHY:
Richard Heslop,
Christopher Hughes,
Derek Jarman,
Cerith Wyn Evans

Synopsis:
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.

color, 87 min