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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, including the formation of Section 28 Local Government Act.
Jul 18, 1988 · The Last of England: Directed by Derek Jarman. With Tilda Swinton, Spencer Leigh, 'Spring' Mark Adley, Gerrard McArthur. The artist's personal commentary on the decline of his country in a language closer to poetry than prose.
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- Drama, Fantasy
- Derek Jarman
- 1988-07-18
Derek Jarman's experimental film ruminates on the decline of England.
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- Tilda Swinton, Spencer Leigh
- Derek Jarman
- Drama
An apocalyptic roar of a movie, Derek Jarman's “The Last of England” stars Oscar winner Tilda Swinton in his lament for the country he once knew and what he feared it would become.
A striking vision of a doomed England using home movies, Super 8 film and voice over narration.
- Derek Jarman
- Tilda Swinton
Overview. The artist's personal commentary on the decline of his country in a language closer to poetry than prose. A dark meditation on London under Thatcher.
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Jarman reimagines London's yuppie Docklands as a ruined wasteland of desperation and terror, where prisoners are executed in cold blood and soldiers engage in brutal sex.
