The Last of England (1987)
Average Rating: 6.2/10
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Fresh: 3 | Rotten: 2
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British filmmaker Derek Jarman combines his standard erotic imagery with innovative documentary techniques in his Last of England. The film traces the decline and fall of Britain as seen from the vantage points of London and Belfast. Old home movies, newly shot hand-held 8 millimeter photography, "straight" newsreel-style footage and a barrage of familiar music and street sounds all combine to create a jaw-dropping mosaic of apocalyptic allusions. Obviously not geared to everyone's taste, Last
Nov 29, 2005
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Rage, bitterness, sorrow, and beauty, all in unison against the dying of the light; Derek Jarman's poison love letter to England is presented in a passable HD transfer from Kino, in all its rag-and-bone glory.
I would say it's one of the worst films ever made, but that would make it sound more interesting than it actually is.
One of the most emotionally shattering and formally inspired movies of the 1980s.
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If there ever was supposed to be somekind of a hidden meaning or symbolic way of expressig frustration or any other emotions here i most definetly don't find it in The Last of England. This film is truly awful example of art film gone horribly wrong.
I guess it is a matter of taste in the end. If these kind of fragmented images without any content is your cup of tea then you might find it even something interesting to watch. I just don't see why for example man making out with a painting would stand as a anykind of statement or art.
This is just horribly boring and frustrating experience to sit through.