War Requiem (1989)
- Directed by
- Derek Jarman
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Runtime
- 1h 32m
- Rating
- 6.3 of 10 from 22 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
This film adapts Benjamin Britten's choral piece War Requiem. It follows an old soldier remembering World War I through the poetry of Wilfred Owen.
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What happens
War Requiem is a 1989 film adaptation of Benjamin Britten's musical piece of the same name. It was shot in 1988 by the British film director Derek Jarman with the 1963 recording as the soundtrack, produced by Don Boyd and financed by the BBC. Decca Records required that the 1963 recording be heard on its own, with no overlaid soundtrack or other sound effects. The film featured Nathaniel Parker as Wilfred Owen, and Laurence Olivier in his last acting appearance before his death in July 1989. The film is structured as the reminiscences of Olivier's character, the Old Soldier, and Olivier recites "Strange Meeting" in the film's prologue. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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Wilfred Owen: A Remembrance Tale (2007)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.