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Remastered from new High Defintion transfer
Remastered audio track 'Requiem for Jarman'
Recollection on the making of the film with producer Don Boyd and stars Tilda Swinton and Nat Parker
'War Requiem Live in Liverpoool' - A feature on the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic's 2008 performance of Britten's masterpiece in Liverpool Cathedral.
Commentary with producer Don Boyd
Remastered audio track 'Requiem for Jarman'
Recollection on the making of the film with producer Don Boyd and stars Tilda Swinton and Nat Parker
'War Requiem Live in Liverpoool' - A feature on the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic's 2008 performance of Britten's masterpiece in Liverpool Cathedral.
Commentary with producer Don Boyd
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Jarman's finest achievement --The Observer
A bleak dazzling masterpiece --The Sunday Telegraph
Playing of unflinching beauty from Tilda Swinton& --The Sunday Times
A bleak dazzling masterpiece --The Sunday Telegraph
Playing of unflinching beauty from Tilda Swinton& --The Sunday Times
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12 of 13 people found the following review helpful
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Moving - an expressionist interpretation rather than straightforward representative film: it's not an easy watch, more like a visual poem or abstract painting and you have to know some of Owen's biographical history to understand it.
13 of 15 people found the following review helpful
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With only the soundtrack of Britten's War Requiem in the background and Wilfred Owen's poetry -- read by Sir Laurence Olivier, in his last film --this film packs a powerful punch. It's not without its occasional flaw, but it's still one of the most moving, beautiful films I've ever seen. Despite the still of Sean Bean on the cover of the new edition, it's Tilda Swinton and Nathaniel Parker (in his first film) who are the main actors, and they both do a very fine (as in delicate and subtle) job. You'll also recognise several other well-known character actors from the British Isles.
Jarman's message isn't a subtle one -- it isn't meant to be -- but it speaks clearly. Please don't sit through this with a bowl of popcorn on your lap: it's not that kind of film. It's serious stuff and, generally, brilliantly done. Highly recommended.
Jarman's message isn't a subtle one -- it isn't meant to be -- but it speaks clearly. Please don't sit through this with a bowl of popcorn on your lap: it's not that kind of film. It's serious stuff and, generally, brilliantly done. Highly recommended.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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I think Wilfred Owen's poetry and Benjamin Britten's music are excellent and faithful interpretations of these war events in the early 20th century. I watched the programme with a printed copy of all the lyrics and poetry in front of me, and found it very helpful and moving. But I was disappointed with the Derek Jarman interpretation. I was a Nursing Officer in the Army in the 1970s, and my grandfather was a blacksmith with the Royal Artillary during WWI. I chose this DVD to see the visualisation and be reminded of his and my experiences. I was disappointed at the inaccuracies in portraying the people, places and uniforms. With just a little research these things could have been much better.
For viewers who don't have my personal and family background, the visualisation on the DVD is acceptable, but please don't rely on it for accuracy.
For viewers who don't have my personal and family background, the visualisation on the DVD is acceptable, but please don't rely on it for accuracy.
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