1990/09/06 (US) | Drama
A nearly wordless visual narrative intercuts two main stories and a couple of minor ones. A woman, perhaps the Madonna, brings forth her baby to a crowd of intrusive paparazzi; she tries to flee them. Two men who are lovers marry and are arrested by the powers that be. The men are mocked and pilloried, tarred, feathered, and beaten. Loose in this contemporary world of electrical-power transmission lines is also Jesus. The elements, particularly fire and water, content with political power, which is intolerant and murderous.
Derek Jarman
Director
Tilda Swinton
Madonna/Voice Overs
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Johnny Mills
Lover
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Philip MacDonald
Joseph
Pete Lee-Wilson
Devil
Spencer Leigh
Mary Magdalene / Adam
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Jody Graber
Young Boy
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Roger Cook
Christ
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Released
Richard Heslop
Camera Operator
Derek Jarman
Director of Photography
Annie Symons
Costume Designer
Derek Jarman
Writer
Peter Cartwright
Editor
James Mackay
Producer
Christopher Hughes
Lighting Camera