BLUE

UK | 1993 | 35mm | 76 min.
Director: Derek Jarman
Cast: Nigel Terry, Derek Jarman, Tilda Swinton
Created as he was dying of AIDS and losing his sight, Derek Jarman’s powerful final film famously consists of a single image: a screen-filling shade of blue. Blue’s visual monochrome is contrasted with a richly layered soundscape, as Jarman weaves a poetic account of his life as a gay man in London and impending mortality alongside contributions from longtime collaborators like Tilda Swinton and music by artists including Brian Eno and Coil. This singular cinematic experience will only be enhanced by screening on a 35mm print from the film’s original release. (MK)