The Garden

The Garden

1990 · 88 min · ★ 5.7 · Drama

A nearly wordless visual narrative intercuts two main stories and a couple of minor ones. A woman, perhaps the Madonna, brings forth her baby to a crowd of intrusive paparazzi; she tries to flee them. Two men who are lovers marry and are arrested by the powers that be. The men are mocked and pilloried, tarred, feathered, and beaten. Loose in this contemporary world of electrical-power transmission lines is also Jesus. The elements, particularly fire and water, content with political power, which is intolerant and murderous.

Directed by Derek Jarman · Written by Derek Jarman

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Tilda Swinton Madonna/Voice Overs
Johnny Mills Lover
Philip MacDonald Joseph
Pete Lee-Wilson Devil
Spencer Leigh Mary Magdalene / Adam
Jody Graber Young Boy
Roger Cook Christ
Kevin Collins Lover
Dawn Archibald Nature Spirit
Milo Bell Cast Member
Vernon Dobtcheff Old Man at Sauna
Michael Gough Voice Overs/Old Man at Sauna

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