The Garden (1990 film)

The Garden
a male couple in suits on a colorful background depicting a flower. The one on the left holds a baby and the one on the right holds a bouquet.
Directed byDerek Jarman
Written byDerek Jarman
Produced byJames Mackay
StarringTilda Swinton
Johnny Mills
Kevin Collins
Spencer Leigh
Narrated byMichael Gough
CinematographyDerek Jarman
Christopher Hughes
Richard Heslop
Edited byDerek Jarman
Peter Cartwright
Kevin Collins
Music bySimon Fisher Turner
Production
company
Basilisk Communications
Distributed byArtificial Eye[1]
Release date
  • 1990 (1990)
Running time
95 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
BudgetGBP£380,000

The Garden is a 1990 British arthouse film directed by Derek Jarman and produced by James Mackay for Basilisk Communications, in association with Channel 4, British Screen, and ZDF. The film is loosely based on the story of Christ's crucifixion, except the figure of Christ is replaced with a gay male couple. The film has been seen as an allegory of the suffering gays were going through during the AIDS crisis and their ostracism by most of society. The film was entered into the 17th Moscow International Film Festival.[2]

  1. ^ "The Garden (1990)". BBFC. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
  2. ^ "17th Moscow International Film Festival (1991)". MIFF. Archived from the original on 3 April 2014. Retrieved 4 March 2013.