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Retrospective

The Last of England

FromDerek Jarman

WithTilda Swinton, Spencer Leigh, Jonny Phillips, Nigel Terry, Derek Jarman,

Year1987

Duration87min.

LanguageEnglish

The most visually striking poem among Derek Jarman’s deeply personal works: For *The Last of England*, he uses his family’s home movies, documentary footage of ecological and industrial decline, and in-depth studies of two of his favorite actors (Spencer Lee and Tilda Swinton), as well as a poetic voice-over narration that quotes T.S. Eliot and Allen Ginsberg, among others. Shot on Super 8 and subsequently edited onto video, The Last of England presents itself as a somber meditation on the Thatcher era, yet also as a radiant collage that weaves black-and-white, sepia-toned, and color images into a captivating stream of consciousness through the striking use of music and sound effects. (C.H.)