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War Requiem

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Synopsis

Derek Jarman's spectacular and moving interpretation of composer Benjamin Britten’s groundbreaking 1961 orchestral masterpiece. Jarman interprets Britten’s six movements in eye-popping and heartbreaking dialogue-free tableaus illustrating war’s infinite futility, sacrifice, and waste.

3 Reasons To buy this film

"An eloquent, complex, and profoundly negative statement on war" – Washington Post
Reunites Jarman with his muse Tilda Swinton
Also features Sir Laurence Olivier in his final screen appearance

Review

Jarman teamed with producer Don Boyd to create this elaborate symphony of sight and sound. Using the same non-dialogue format as Boyd's Aria (which featured a segment by Jarman), they have brought cinematic life to Benjamin Britten's immensely powerful "War Requiem." Written for the opening of the new Coventry Cathedral (the original was destroyed in WWII), Britten's oratorio is punctuated by the haunting poetry of Wilfred Owen -- who was killed just prior to Armistice Day in 1918 at the age of 27. This exceptionally stirring piece captures Britten's theme of innocence ruined by the ravages of war.