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Born in London on January 31, 1942. Since 1961 he studied at the Royal University of London. Since 1963 attended the Slade School of Art at University College London.
By 1970, Derek Jarman entered the film industry as a renowned theater designer. He acted as the artist for the film "The Devils" directed by Ken Russell. Since 1971, Derek Jarman began filming his first short films. Working with Super 8 mm, he directed 17 short films before the 1976 release of Sebastian. Jarman returned to the Super 8 mm format throughout his life, using it in some of his feature films. Contradictory for Britain in the 70s, "Sebastian" showed events from the life of St. Sebastian, raising the topic of homosexuality from a positive point of view. At the same time, the film attracted attention to itself also by the fact that it was the first film completely shot in Latin. The music for "Sebastian" was written by Brian Eno, who later often collaborated with Jarman.
Jarman's next work was the cult picture "Jubilee" today. The film, released in 1978, filmed in the aesthetics of punk rock culture, tells the story of Queen Elizabeth I, who travels back in time to the 20th century, plunged into devastation and chaos. "Jubilee" is considered the first British "punk film". The film itself featured Toya Willcox, Pamela Rook, Nell Campbell, Adam Ant, as well as the Siouxsie and the Banshees and The Slits.
In 1979, Jarman filmed Shakespeare's The Tempest. After that, for 7 years he continued to shoot short films, while collecting funds for the next film "Caravaggio". A film about the life of the Italian artist Caravaggio was released in 1986, thanks in no small part to the television company Channel 4. From that moment on, almost all of the director's films were created with the help of television companies and, thanks to this, were shown on television. Jarman's collaboration with actress Tilda Swinton also began with Caravaggio.
On December 22, 1986, Jarman was diagnosed with HIV. Since the early 1980s, Derek Jarman has been one of the few public figures in the UK who has not hidden his homosexuality and has drawn attention to AIDS issues.
The difficulties that Jarman faced while creating Caravaggio forced the director to return to the Super 8 mm format again: the films Imaginary October and Conversation with an Angel were shot on this very tape. Also in the 80s, Jarman was actively involved in the production of music videos. Over the years, music videos have been shot for bands and musicians such as Throbbing Gristle, Orange Juice, Mark Almond, The Smiths, Matt Fretton and Pet Shop Boys .
The next milestone in Derek Jarman's career was the film Aria - a musical tape consisting of 10 fragments, one of which, along with Nicholas Rogue, Ken Russell, Jean-Luc Godard, Robert Altman and others, was made by Jarman.
In 1988, the painting "A Farewell Look at England" was released, dedicated to the modern life of Great Britain and the dramatic changes taking place in it. Jarman won the Teddy Award for this film.
During the making of the films "Requiem for War" and "The Garden" Jarman fell seriously ill. Although illness did not prevent the films from being completed, the director created only three films after. In 1991, Jarman filmed Edward II (based on a play by Christopher Marlowe), which is devoted to the problems of homosexuality and is considered Jarman's most radical film on this topic. Then he shot a pseudo-biographical drama about the life of the famous philosopher Wittgentstein, who was also a homosexual.
Jarman's last film, Blue, was filmed in 1993 by a director who was already blind and dying of AIDS. The film premiered on Channel 4 in conjunction with BBC Radio 3, which simultaneously aired the picture and soundtrack, respectively.
Jarman died on February 19, 1994. Shortly after the director's death, a compilation of his short films with a soundtrack from Brian Eno "Firefly" was released.
