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Garden
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Audience Rating: Unrated
Binding: VHS Tape
EAN: 9786302860634
Format: Black & White, Color, NTSC
ISBN: 6302860636
Label: Fox Lorber
Languages: English (Original Language), Analog
Manufacturer: Fox Lorber
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Fox Lorber
Release Date: November 11, 1997
Running Time: 90 minutes
Studio: Fox Lorber
Theatrical Release Date: 1990
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Editorial Review:
A lyrical, controversial recreation of the story of The Passion, which examines the role of the Church in the persecution of homosexuality.
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Rating:  - Jarman's greatest...
This is my favorite Jarman film. I've seen it many times, and it gets more profound every time I see it. This film and The Last of England are Jarman's two greatest films. Jarman weaves his own personal, incredibly lyrical tapestry while shooting in 8mm, 16mm, video, and 35mm, and editing it into an amazing film. The film is essentially the Passion, except Christ is replaced with a gay couple. It is not told in a narrative sense, but in a meaningful, artistic way. It's Jarman's greatest film. ... Read More
Rating:  - Tribute to Jarman
"The Garden" is the only (but not last) film I saw by the late gay British director Derek Jarman. I was impressed. Sex and religion, so I've read, seem to be a recurrent theme in Jarman's work. I'm not gonna brag to much about the "daring" portrayal of homosexuality, although this film clearly sought to make a (subtle) statement. To me it was refreshing, sensual, and at some point quite erotic. I myself am not gay, but Jarman's experimental touch poses a unabashed alternative ... Read More
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