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| The Last of England | |
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| Directed by | Derek Jarman |
| Written by | Derek Jarman |
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| Narrated by | Nigel Terry |
| Cinematography | Derek Jarman, Christopher Hughes, Richard Heslop, Cerith Wyn Evans |
| Edited by | Derek Jarman, Peter Cartwright, Angus Cook |
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Running time | 87 min. |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Budget | GBP£276,000 |
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The Last of England is a 1987 British arthouse film directed by Derek Jarman and starring Tilda Swinton.
It is a poetic depiction of what Jarman felt was the loss of traditional English culture in the 1980s and his anger about Thatcher's England,[1][2] including the formation of Section 28 Local Government Act.[3] It is named after The Last of England, a painting by Ford Madox Brown.[3]
One of the film's most famous scenes is of Tilda Swinton as a bride mourning her executed husband.[1] The scene was shot near the director's home on the beach of Dungeness, Kent.[3]
Jarman wrote a book, with the same title, to accompany the film.[4]
- ^ a b Kuc, Kamila. "Last of England, The (1987)". screenonline.org.uk. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
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- ^ Jarman, Derek; Hirst, David L. (1 January 1987). The Last of England. Constable & Robinson. ISBN 0094680809.