The BFI will release ‘Jarman Volume Two: 1987-1994‘, its second Limited Edition collection of the iconoclastic filmmaker’s works, in a Deluxe 6-Disc Blu-ray Box Set on 25 February 2019.
Marking the 25th anniversary of Derek Jarman’s untimely passing, the box set brings together Jarman’s final six features – all now presented in High Definition for the very first time in the UK – made in the prolonged burst of creativity and political activism that followed his HIV diagnosis in 1987.
The collection also includes Jarman’s posthumously-released elegy to Super 8, Glitterbug (1994), along with an incredible 66 special features – both new and archival, plus trailers, image galleries of rare stills and promotional materials and a 100-page perfect bound book of essays, film credits and more.
The films included are:
· The Last of England (1987) with Tilda Swinton
· War Requiem (1989) with Nathaniel Parker, Tilda Swinton, Laurence Olivier
· The Garden (1990) with Tilda Swinton
· Edward II (1991) with Steven Waddington, Andrew Tierman, Tilda Swinton
· Wittgenstein (1993) with Karl Johnson, Michael Gough, Tilda Swinton
· Blue (1993): contributing musicians include Simon Fisher Turner, Coil, Scanner and Brian Eno
· Glitterbug (1994) with Adam Ant, Andrew Logan, Toyah Willcox, Marianne Faithfull, William S Burroughs, Genesis P-Orridge and Tilda Swinton
Special Features:
· Dead Cat (1989, 20 mins): Derek Jarman and his friend and collaborator Genesis P-Orridge both feature in this startling surrealist film in which a young man is terrorised and humiliated, later engaging in a mechanised, industrial sexual encounter
· Isle of Sheppey (1984, 7 mins): edited highlights from a VHS video shot on a location-hunting expedition, cameraman Derek Jarman chats to writer and cultural historian Jon Savage
· Depuis le jour: excerpt from Aria (1987, 5 mins): Derek Jarman’s sequence from the anthology film Aria
· Depuis le jour audio commentary by producer Don Boyd
· Remembering Derek Jarman (2014, 13 mins)
· James Mackay Remembers The Last of England (2019, 14 mins)
· Don Boyd Remembers The Last of England and Aria (2019, 16 mins)
· Homemade Stuff and Wild Ideas: Simon Fisher Turner on Derek Jarman (2019, 16 mins): the musician and composer looks back on his long and unconventional involvement with Derek Jarman’s art
· Another Derek: Jarman’s Life Away From the Limelight (2019, 5 mins): interview with artist filmmaker John Scarlett-Davis
· An Odd Morality (2019, 4 mins): interview with Lee Drysdale
· Another World for Ourselves (2019, 9 mins): director John Maybury remembers meeting Jarman
· David Lewis Remembers Dead Cat (2019, 15 mins)
· Audio commentary on The Last of England with James Mackay, Christopher Hughes, Christopher Hobbs and Simon Fisher Turner
· Books By My Bedside: Derek Jarman (1989, 25 mins)
· Derek Jarman in Conversation with Simon Field (1989, 32 mins)
· Requiem for Jarman (2008, 37 mins): recollections on the making of War Requiem
· Don Boyd Remembers War Requiem (2019, 38 mins)
· John Maybury Remembers War Requiem (2019, 8 mins)
· The Nature of Super 8 (2019, 8 mins)
· Caravaggio Was Accidental (2019, 10 mins): Simon Fisher Turner remembers his first feature soundtrack for Derek Jarman
· Before the Last (2019, 15 mins): James Mackay recalls working with Derek Jarman on The Angelic Conversation and Imagining October
· Derek Jarman Presents (2019, 27 mins): John Maybury remembers the Super 8 filmmaking scene
· Audio commentary on War Requiem with Don Boyd
- Derek’s Shoot in Dungeness (1990, 6 mins): rare behind-the-scenes Super 8 footage shot on location at the time of The Garden
· The Wanderer (1991, 30 mins): experimental film by David Lewis based on the Anglo-Saxon poem of the same name
· Kiss 25 Goodbye (1991, 7 mins): documents, in bold experimental fashion, the 1991 OutRage! ‘kiss-in’ protest at Bow Street police station
· Clause and Effect (1988, 19 mins): showing the gay community uniting against homophobic forces and the government around the issue of Clause 28
· Orange Juice (1984, 41 mins): Derek Jarman’s location shoot for the promo for ‘What Presence?!’ by post-punk band Orange Juice who were fronted by Edwyn Collins
· Shooting the Hunter (2015, 5 mins)
· James Mackay Remembers The Garden (2019, 15 mins)
· Anything Can Happen (2019, 11 mins): Richard Heslop on working with Derek Jarman
· David Lewis Remembers The Garden (2019, 15 mins)
· The Other Great Masterpiece (2019, 6 mins): John Maybury considers Jarman’s enthusiasm for gardening
· Life with Derek: Simon Fisher Turner’s Recordings (2018, 44 mins): The composer’s collage of audio clips recorded during his adventures with Derek Jarman and friends
· Derek’s Edward (2009, 24 mins): the making of Edward II
· Ostia (1987, 27 mins): Jarman embodies Pier Paolo Pasolini in this ambitious student film imagining the last hours of the Italian director’s life
· Ostia audio commentary
· The Clearing (1993, 7 mins): short film by Alex Bistikas starring Derek Jarman and Keith Collins
· The Extended Derek Jarman Interview (1991, 70 mins): Colin McCabe discuses films and filmmaking with Derek Jarman
· Cut/Action (2019, 8 mins): Simon Fisher Turner provides the music and narration for this video essay
· David Lewis Remembers Edward II (2019, 4 mins)
· The Same Spirit (2019, 6 mins): Don Boyd remembers Jarman’s later years
· Truly Beautiful (2019, 19 mins): interview with award-winning costumer designer Sandy Powell
· Derek Jarman in Conversation with Colin McCabe (1991, 97 mins, audio only)
· Karl Johnson on Wittgenstein (2007, 9 mins)
· Tilda Swinton on Wittgenstein and Derek Jarman (2007, 10 mins)
· Tariq Ali on Producing Wittgenstein (2007, 9 mins)
· Wittgenstein: Behind the Scenes (1993, 22 mins)
· Wittgenstein: An Introduction (2007, 4 mins)
· Face to Face: Derek Jarman (1993, 41 mins): Derek Jarman interviewed by Jeremy Isaacs
· Producer Tariq Ali on Wittgenstein (2014, 7 mins)
· Jarmanalia with Simon Fisher Turner (2019, 17 mins)
· Films Made By A Painter (2019, 5 mins): James Mackay reflects on Jarman’s distinctive style as a filmmaker
· 21st Century Nuns (1994, 10 mins)
· Delphinium: A Childhood Portrait of Derek Jarman (2009, 13 mins)
· James Mackay Remembers Blue (2019, 15 mins)
· Simon Fisher Turner Remembers Blue (2019, 8 mins)
· David Lewis Remembers Blue (2019, 13 mins)
· Hard to Imagine (2019, 8 mins): John Maybury recalls Jarman’s journey towards Blue
· After the Garden (2019, 10 mins): Richard Heslop remembers Jarman’s later days
· Total Magic (2019, 6 mins): production designer Christopher Hobbs looks back upon Jarman’s fascination with occult imagery
· After Neutron (2019, 8 mins): interview with Lee Drysdale
· The Best Mentor (2019, 9 mins): John Scarlett-Davis recalls Jarman’s latter days and reflects upon his artistic legacy
· Glitterbug and Beyond (2019, 7 mins): James Mackay remembers the production of Glitterbug
· David Lewis Remembers Glitterbug (2019, 7 mins)
- Bliss (1991, 40 mins, audio): the London debut of the incredible avant-garde live show that helped raise funds to produce Blue, featuring Derek Jarman and Tilda Swinton
· Trailers
· An assortment of image galleries including rare stills and promotional materials from all of the included feature films
· 100-page perfect bound book of essays, full credits and more
