Blue (1993)

Derek Jarman’s last miracle – an extraordinary reflection on his own imminent death from an AIDS-related illness.

: 1993 United Kingdom, Japan
Directed by: Derek Jarman
Produced by: James Mackay, Takashi Asai
Featuring: John Quentin, Nigel Terry, Tilda Swinton

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Who voted for Blue

Critics

Edwin Carels: Belgium
Leo Goldsmith: USA
Malini Guha: Canada
Julian Hanich: Netherlands
Bill Horrigan: USA
Maggi Hurt: UK
Bruce Jenkins: USA
Cloe Masotta: Spain
Simon McCallum: UK
Mads K. Mikkelsen: Denmark
Elhum Shakerifar: UK/Iran
Kyle Stevens: USA
Ricardo Vieira Lisboa: Portugal

Directors

Joseph Bull: UK
Isaac Julien
Francis Lee: UK
Asli Özge: Turkey

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