Article: Reflections in the deep blue sea.(BOOKS)(Derek Jarman and Lyric Film: The Mirror and the Sea)(Book Review)

Derek Jarman and Lyric Film: The Mirror and the Sea

by Steven Dillon

University of Texas Press

271 pages, $22.95

THE FILMS of Derek Jarman are difficult to categorize. Ethereal, sensual, and for the most part without a clear narrative line, they reflect his varied creative talents and resonate with his ruling passions. In addition to his film work, Jarman was also an accomplished painter, designer, and poet. These interests all played a role in shaping his unique films, as did his interest in an arcane mix of subjects that included Jungian psychology and symbolism, the life and work of Renaissance magus John Dee, and the work of ...

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