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Blue

Against a plain, unchanging blue screen, a densely interwoven soundtrack of voices, sound effects and music attempt to convey a portrait of Derek Jarman's experiences with AIDS, both literally and allegorically, together with an exploration of the meanings associated with the colour blue.

19931h 19mNRDrama

About Blue

Directors
Derek Jarman
Cast
Derek Jarman, Nigel Terry, Tilda Swinton, John Quentin
Genres
Drama
Content rating
NR
Original language
English
Production countries
United Kingdom
Status
Released

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