Blue

Blue

1993 · 79 min · EN · 7.2 (87 votes)
Dir. Derek Jarman · Starring Derek Jarman, Nigel Terry, Tilda Swinton, John Quentin · Music Simon Fisher-Turner
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Against a plain, unchanging blue screen, a densely interwoven soundtrack of voices, sound effects and music attempt to convey a portrait of Derek Jarman's experiences with AIDS, both literally and allegorically, together with an exploration of the meanings associated with the colour blue.

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A deeply personal and abstract meditation on life, love, and loss. It's a sensory experience, a wash of sound and image that washes over you, inviting contemplation on the profound beauty and sorrow found in the simplest of colors.

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