The Last of England

The Last of England

1987 · 87 min · EN · 6.1 (48 votes)
Dir. Derek Jarman · Starring Tilda Swinton, Spencer Leigh, 'Spring' Mark Adley, Gerrard McArthur, Jonny Phillips, Gay Gaynor · Music Simon Fisher-Turner
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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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A deeply personal and poetic reflection on a nation's perceived decline. It feels like sifting through faded photographs and forgotten memories, a somber, elegiac mood pervading every frame. A quiet, introspective experience.

melancholicelegiacsomberwistfulslow-burnpoetic realismessay filmarthousepersonal documentarynostalgianational identitysocial decaymemory
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