Derek Jarman
British film director and artist (1942-1994) · United Kingdom · On the map · Directors · Died at 52
Michael Derek Elworthy Jarman was an English artist, film maker, stage designer, writer, gardener, and gay rights activist, regarded as one of the most influential figures associated with the new queer cinema.
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A typical day, 30 days to 9 November 2026
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1994Died19 February 19941993
BlueFilm, Director, Writer1992
The Smiths: The Complete PictureFilm, Director1990
The GardenFilm, Director, Writer1989
War RequiemFilm, Director, Writer1988
Building SightsSeries1986Six of HeartsSeries
CaravaggioFilm, 1986Director, Writer1985
Screen TwoSeries, Director, Writer1984
Imagining OctoberFilm, Director, Writer1982
The Comic Strip Presents...Series, Workman1981
In the Shadow of the SunFilm, Director1979
Broken English: Three Songs by Marianne FaithfullFilm, Director1977
Jordan's DanceFilm, Director1976
SebastianeFilm, Director, Writer1971
A Journey to AveburyFilm, Director1942Born31 January 1942
BlueFilm, Director, Writer1992The Smiths: The Complete PictureFilm, Director1990The GardenFilm, Director, Writer1989War RequiemFilm, Director, Writer1988Building SightsSeries1986Six of HeartsSeriesCaravaggioFilm, 1986Director, Writer1985Screen TwoSeries, Director, Writer1984Imagining OctoberFilm, Director, Writer1982The Comic Strip Presents...Series, Workman1981In the Shadow of the SunFilm, Director1979Broken English: Three Songs by Marianne FaithfullFilm, Director1977Jordan's DanceFilm, Director1976SebastianeFilm, Director, Writer1971A Journey to AveburyFilm, Director1942Born31 January 1942People around Derek
Close ties
Tilda Swinton Derek directed Caravaggio and Wittgenstein- Nigel Terry Derek directed Caravaggio and Edward II
Michael Gough Derek directed Caravaggio and Wittgenstein
Karl Johnson Derek directed Wittgenstein and The Tempest
Sean Bean Derek directed Caravaggio and War Requiem
Toyah Willcox Derek directed Jubilee and The Tempest- Sarah Radclyffe Produced Caravaggio and Edward II
- Richard Warwick Derek directed The Tempest (1991)
Nell Campbell Derek directed Jubilee (1981)
Cerith Wyn Evans Derek directed Caravaggio (1987)- Claire Davenport Also in Jubilee, The Tempest and War Requiem
Pamela Rooke Also in Sebastiane and Jubilee
Judi Dench Derek directed The Angelic Conversation (1985)
Laurence Olivier Derek directed War Requiem (1989)
John Hurt Derek directed Aria (1987)
Robbie Coltrane Derek directed Caravaggio (1987)
Bridget Fonda Derek directed Aria (1987)
Jonathan Hyde Derek directed Caravaggio (1987)
Simon Curtis Produced Edward II (1991)
Andreas Wisniewski Derek directed Aria (1987)- Dudley Sutton Derek directed Edward II (1992)
Elisabeth Welch Derek directed The Tempest (1991)
Heathcote Williams Derek directed The Tempest (1991)
David Brandon Derek directed Jubilee (1981)
Known for
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Blue 1993
Prick Up Your Ears 1987
Sebastiane 1976
Wittgenstein 1993
Edward II 1991
Filmography 40
148 credits on file
Television 4
Media & music
Photos 6
Jarman photographed in 1976 by former roommate and fellow artist Keith Milow
Jarman collaborator Tilda Swinton at the 2009 Venice International Film Festival
Jarman's headstone in the graveyard of St Clement's Church, Old Romney
Jarman's garden at Prospect Cottage, Dungeness, May 2007
Blue plaque at Butler's WharfAwards
About this person
Trained originally as a painter, he moved into stage and production design in the late 1960s, including work on Ken Russell's controversial historical 1971 film The Devils, before turning to filmmaking as a director.
Country
United Kingdom
Category
Directors
Type
Movie Director
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1942 to 1994 · aged 52
