Blue
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Blue is Derek Jarman’s experimental 1993 film consisting solely of a blue screen accompanied by a layered soundscape of narration, music, and effects reflecting on his life, illness, and mortality.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Blue canonical | 2 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | experimental film ⓘ |
| about |
Derek Jarman’s failing eyesight
ⓘ
Derek Jarman’s life ⓘ HIV/AIDS crisis ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| creativeWorkStatus | completed shortly before Derek Jarman’s death ⓘ |
| director | Derek Jarman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Artificial Eye NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresColor | International Klein Blue NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
avant-garde film
ⓘ
essay film ⓘ |
| hasColorProcess | monochrome ⓘ |
| hasElement |
music
ⓘ
narration ⓘ sound effects ⓘ |
| hasNarrativeForm | first-person narration ⓘ |
| hasReception | critical acclaim ⓘ |
| hasSoundtrackType | layered soundscape ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
medical treatment experiences
ⓘ
personal diary-like reflections ⓘ political commentary on AIDS ⓘ |
| hasTone |
elegiac
ⓘ
meditative ⓘ |
| hasVisualStyle | single static blue screen ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
AIDS
ⓘ
autobiographical reflection ⓘ illness ⓘ mortality ⓘ |
| medium | film ⓘ |
| musicBy | Simon Fisher Turner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narratedBy |
Derek Jarman
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
John Quentin NERFINISHED ⓘ Nigel Terry NERFINISHED ⓘ Tilda Swinton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
absence of traditional imagery
ⓘ
use of a single color field as image ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf | Derek Jarman filmography ⓘ |
| productionCompany |
BBC
ⓘ
Channel 4 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1993 ⓘ |
| releaseFormat |
television broadcast
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theatrical release ⓘ |
| runningTime | approximately 79 minutes ⓘ |
| screenplayBy | Derek Jarman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writer | Derek Jarman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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