Edward II R
A classic tale of sex, revenge, and love
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DVD Details
- Rated: R
- Run Time: 1 hours, 30 minutes
- Video: Color
- Encoding: Region 1 (USA & Canada)
- Released: June 12, 2018
- Originally Released: 1991
- Label: Film Movement
Performers, Cast and Crew:
Starring | Steven Waddington, Andrew Tiernan & Tilda Swinton | |
Performer: | Dudley Sutton, Annie Lennox, John Lynch, Nigel Terry, Kevin Collins & Jerome Flynn | |
Directed by | Derek Jarman | |
Edited by | George Akers | |
Screenwriting by | Derek Jarman, Stephen McBride & Ken Butler | |
Composition by | Simon Fisher Turner | |
Produced by | Antony Root & Steve Clark-Hall | |
Director of Photography: | Ian Wilson |
Entertainment Reviews:
Rating: B --
Bares its anger at the ongoing repressive and homophobic nature of the Thatcher British government.
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Ozus' World Movie Reviews
Rating: 4.5/5 --
Jarman's adaptation of Christopher Marlowe's [play] still resonates, but more from its depiction of power-at-any-cost than bold representation of homosexual love and culture.
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JWR
A highly styized screen version of Christopher Marlowe's 14th century drama
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Spirituality and Practice
...A piercing cry from the heart....Swinton is a sexy, roaring wonder...
Rolling Stone
...Invested with a powerful contemporary resonance....Handsomely designed...
New York Times
Rating: 4/5 --
Weird, fascinating, and not for everyone
Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)
...[Terry and Swinton] swish through the action chewing every precious syllable...
Film Comment
Product Description:
In EDWARD II, director Derek Jarman revisits Christopher Marlowe's play of bloodletting and royal intrigue, bringing the homosexual theme to the forefront. Steven Waddington stars as Prince Edward II, who upsets England's noblemen by sharing his throne with his commoner lover, Gaveston (Andrew Tiernan). Tilda Swinton costars as Edward's scorned wife, Queen Isabella, whose seething jealousy and hatred lead her into the arms of Mortimer (Nigel Terry), a power-hungry nobleman who seeks to topple Edward's reign. Jarman focuses on the passionate romance between Edward and Gaveston in this tragic tale of desire and persecution. Jarman's sparsely designed film combines period and modern costumes to evoke a timeless quality--Isabella is dressed like a 20th-century upper-crust socialite, while Edward and Gaveston wear simple period attire. A series of mazelike stone corridors and open rooms theatrically convey the castle where the royals fight for the throne. Jarman cuts between the Edwardian castle and more modern images of gay-rights marches, creating a subversive commentary on the ever-present struggle for acceptance and equality. The film also features vocalist Annie Lennox singing Cole Porter's "Every Time We Say Goodbye."
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Product Info
- Sales Rank: 65,875
- UPC: 859686006635
- Shipping Weight: 0.27/lbs (approx)
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