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Derek Jarman
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A brilliant and controversial filmmaker, theatre designer, painter and writer,
Derek Jarman held his first one-man show in 1969. He designed sets and
costumes for the theatre including productions at Covent Garden and the
Coliseum. He worked as production manager for Ken Russell's 'The Devils'
and 'Savage Messiah', at the same time producing his own films in super 8.
His features include 'Sebastiane', 'Jubillee', 'the Tempest', Caravaggio', 'The
Last of England', Edward II' and 'Blue'. A long time gay activist, Jarman was
diagnosed HIV positive in 1986 and died in 1994. |
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