The Garden (1990)
- Directed by
- Derek Jarman
- Genre
- drama film, LGBTQ-related film
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Runtime
- 1h 31m
- Rating
- 5.6 of 10 from 32 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
The film loosely retells the story of Christ's crucifixion but replaces Christ with a gay male couple. It uses this narrative as an allegory for the suffering and ostracism faced by gay people during the AIDS crisis.
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What happens
The Garden is a 1990 British arthouse film directed by Derek Jarman and produced by James Mackay for Basilisk Communications, in association with Channel 4, British Screen, and ZDF. The film is loosely based on the story of Christ's crucifixion, except the figure of Christ is replaced with a gay male couple. The film has been seen as an allegory of the suffering gays were going through during the AIDS crisis and their ostracism by most of society. The film was entered into the 17th Moscow International Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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