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

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)

Trailer

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