Derek Jarman and Lyric Film: The Mirror and the Sea

by Steven Dillon

Derek Jarman was the most important independent filmmaker in England during the 1980s. Using emblems and symbols in associative contexts, rather than conventional, cause-and-effect narrative, he created films noteworthy for their lyricism and poetic feeling and for their exploration of the gay experience. His style of filmmaking also links Jarman with other prominent directors of lyric film, including Pier Paolo Pasolini, Andrei Tarkovsky, Jean...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0292702248
• ISBN13: 9780292702240
• Release Date: April 2004
• Publisher: University of Texas Press
• Length: 271 Pages
• Weight: 1.28 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.5" x 9.0"