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Matthew Bussy
BLUE (1993) - Making Mortality Less Scary Through Art
27 minutes Posted May 19, 2023 at 10:00 am.
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In his final - and most daring - cinematic statement, Derek Jarman the romantic meets Derek Jarman the iconoclast in a lush soundscape pulsing against a purely blue screen, laying bare his physical and spiritual state. OK, I get it. BLUE is VERY experimental, but in its short running time and minimalist style, it punches you in the test. This is abstract but deeply personal, intimate, gut-wrenching filmmaking. RIP to this incredibly gifted director.

BLUE is now available to stream on The Criterion Channel.

DEREK JARMAN INTERVIEW (ABOUT A DIFFERENT FILM): https://youtu.be/QRHGBCco9uE