Top Results for “Derek Luke”
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For Men Only/School for Sex

Comedy · Cult · Sexuality

Before becoming the director of some of British cinema's most gruesome horror films (such as Frightmare, Schizo, and The Flesh and Blood Show), Pete Walker was a pioneer of the distinctively British sexploitation genre known as “slap and tickle.”

The Last of England

Historic Drama · Drama · Avant Garde

An apocalyptic roar of a movie, this is Derek Jarman's (Sebastiane) dizzying lament for the country he once knew and what he feared it would become. It is both deeply personal and grimly historical, and is undoubtedly one of the most important British films of all time.

Sebastiane

Historic Drama · Drama · Religion

Derek Jarman's feature film debut is a historical drama which lays bare the latent homoeroticism that has always lurked beneath the glossy surface of Hollywood biblical epics, audaciously spoken in Latin and supported by one of Brian Eno's best music scores.

The Tempest (Jarman)

World Cinema · Cult · LGBTQ

Jarman presents Shakespeare's intricate comedy of magic and revenge in a form that is at once faithful to the spirit of the play and a dazzling spectacle mixing Hollywood high camp and gothic horror. His film recalls the innocent homoeroticism of Pasolini's versions of the classics while its lush se…

Wanted For Murder

Crime · Film Noir · Thriller

The polished exterior of a refined gentleman conceals the heart of a strangler. A young record shop clerk holds the key to his capture, which puts her at the head of the queue to become his next victim.

War Requiem

Historic Drama · LGBTQ · Cult

British cinema's enfant terrible teams with his muse Tilda Swinton and Laurence Olivier, for a spectacular and moving interpretation of composer Benjamin Britten's 1961 orchestral masterpiece.