Wicked Queer 34

SHORT FILM PROGRAM

Edward II

Saturday

,

Apr 7

@

10:30 pm

With in person.

Wicked Queer 34

US PREMIERE

WORLD PREMIERE

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Edward II

Saturday

Apr 7

@

10:30 pm

Brattle Theater

With 
 in person.
In this new restoration of the iconic New Queer Cinema classic, Derek Jarman offers a postmodern take on Christopher Marlowe’s Elizabethan drama. Pleasure-seeking King Edward II sets the stage for a palace revolt by taking as a lover the ambitious Piers Gaveston – who uses his favor in bed to wield political influence – sending the gay pair from the throne to a terminal torture dungeon. This landmark of gay cinema features an incredible performance from Jarman muse and Oscar-winner Tilda Swinton as Edward’s spurned Queen Isabella and a rare film appearance by singer Annie Lennox.
Director
Derek Jarman
Year
1991
Run Time
90
min
Country
United Kingdom
Language
English
PROGRAM Time
minutes
Content warning:
In this new restoration of the iconic New Queer Cinema classic, Derek Jarman offers a postmodern take on Christopher Marlowe’s Elizabethan drama. Pleasure-seeking King Edward II sets the stage for a palace revolt by taking as a lover the ambitious Piers Gaveston – who uses his favor in bed to wield political influence – sending the gay pair from the throne to a terminal torture dungeon. This landmark of gay cinema features an incredible performance from Jarman muse and Oscar-winner Tilda Swinton as Edward’s spurned Queen Isabella and a rare film appearance by singer Annie Lennox.
This film is presented in
English
with English subtitles.
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