Edward II Video
Steven Waddington .... King Edward II
Tilda Swindon .... Queen Isabella
Andrew Tieman .... Piers Gaveston
Nigel Terry .... Mortimer
Jerome Flynn .... Kent		 John Lynch .... Spencer
Dudley Sutton .... Bishop of Winchester
Annie Lennox ..... Singer
Kevin Collins .... Lightborn, the Jailor
David Oliver (I) .... Thug

Derek Jarman was born in Northwood, Middlesex, United Kingdom on 31 January 1942. He was educated at Hordle House in Hampshire and then Canford School, Dorset, before studying at King's College, London between 1960 and 1963 and at the Slade School of Art from 1963 to 1967. Between 1969 and 1994 he produced a huge amount of work. When he learnt he was HIV positive he moved to Prospect Cottage, Dungeness, Kent, under the shadow of the nuclear power station. It was here that he wrote his autobiography and created his extraordinary garden, incorporating debris picked up from the beach. He died of AIDS in 1994. In addition, Derek Jarman produced numerous short films and paintings, worked on pop videos for the Pet Shop Boys, Brian Ferry, Marianne Faifthfull, and The Smiths, and wrote poetry.

BOOKS:
1984 Dancing Ledge
1987 The Last Of England (republished as Kicking The Pricks)
1991 Modern Nature
1992 At Your Own Risk
1994 Chroma
1995 Derek Jarman's Garden
1996 Up In The Air: collected film scripts Feature 		FILMS:
1975 Sebastiane
1977 Jubilee
1979 The Tempest
1986 Caravaggio
1987 The Last of England
1988 War Requiem
1990 The Garden
1991 Edward II
1992 Wittgenstein
1993 Blue Review
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An adaptation of Christopher Marlowe's historical drama that chronicles King Edward's swift descent from the throne of England. He lends himself to a life of pleasure, neglecting his wife Isabella for more passionate relationship with his royal favourite Gaveston. Derek Jarman revisits Christopher Marlowe's play of powerplays and bloodletting and brings the gay theme to the forefront. Prince Edward II upsets England's noblemen by sharing his throne with his commoner lover, Gaveston. Queen Isabella with the help of her lover Mortimer seeks to topple Edward's reign. As the royal spar, the present intrudes on the past making the Edwardian court a mirror of current homophobia.
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EDWARD II - THE MOVIE
Edward II at bigstar.com
Edward II - imdb.com

DEREK JARMAN - THE DIRECTOR
Derek Jarman Movies
Body Politic - Derek Jarman's Atomic Garden
Saint Derek Jarman Shrine
bigstar.com - Derek Jarman

STEVEN WADDINGTON
Steven Waddington Page

TILDA SWINTON
Tilda Swinton Slept Here...
Film Unlimited - Tilda Swinton
The Tida Swinton Lovers Page

CHRISTOPHER MARLOWE
Christopher Marlowe

ANNIE LENNOX
Eurythmics -Official Site

PET SHOP BOYS
Pet Shop Boys Online

BRYAN FERRY
Bryan Ferry Official Page

MARIANNE FAITHFUL
Marianne Faithfull International Web Site

THE SMITHS
The Smiths & Morrissey
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