The Last of England (film)

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The Last of England
Jonathan Phillips
  • Spencer Leigh
  • Spring - Mark Adley
    • Narrated byNigel Terry
    CinematographyDerek Jarman, Christopher Hughes, Richard Heslop, Cerith Wyn Evans
    Edited byDerek Jarman, Peter Cartwright, Angus Cook
    Music by
    Release dates
    • August 1987 (1987-08) (Edinburgh International Film Festival)
    • 14 February 1988 (1988-02-14) (Berlin International Film Festival)
    Running time
    		87 min.
    CountryUnited Kingdom
    LanguageEnglish
    BudgetGBP£276,000
    The Last of England, the painting from which the film derives its name

    The Last of England is a 1987 British

    arthouse film directed by Derek Jarman and starring Tilda Swinton
    .

    It is a poetic depiction of what Jarman felt was the loss of traditional

    English culture in the 1980s and his anger about Thatcher's England,[1][2] including the formation of Section 28 Local Government Act.[3] It is named after The Last of England, a painting by Ford Madox Brown.[3]

    One of the film's most famous scenes is of Tilda Swinton as a bride mourning her executed husband.

    Dungeness, Kent.[3]

    Jarman wrote a book, with the same title, to accompany the film.[4]

    Cast

    Awards

    Derek Jarman received the 1988 Teddy Award in Berlin for the film. Also Tilda Swinton received the jury prize for her performance in the film.[5]

    Reviews

    On Rotten Tomatoes, it has an average score of 68%, based on 3 reviews.[6]

    'What proof do you need the world's curling up like an autumn leaf?' wrote Time Out magazine.[7]

    David Bezanson wrote that the film is “graphic and disorienting, yet also totally trite".[2]

    Soundtrack album

    Two versions of the soundtrack album were released on the

    Diamanda Galas. The CD version includes all of this material and a third section, "Dead to the World", primarily by Turner.[citation needed
    ]

    References

    1. ^ a b Kuc, Kamila. "Last of England, The (1987)". screenonline.org.uk. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
    2. ^ a b Bezanson, David. "The Last of England Review". contactmusic.net. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
    3. ^ a b c Scovell, Adam (7 November 2014). "In Profile: Derek Jarman's The Last of England (1988)". thedoublenegative.co.uk. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
    4. ISBN 0094680809
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    5. ^ Rose, Toby (6 February 2015). "Berlin Film Festival: why the Teddy Awards ceremony is one of the wildest parties on the festival circuit". The Evening Standard. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
    6. ^ "THE LAST OF ENGLAND (1987)". rottentomatoes.com. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
    7. ^ "The Last of England". timeout.com. 29 November 2011. Retrieved 14 August 2018.

    External links

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