1991 · drama · british
Edward II
Directed by Derek Jarman1h 30m1991
England, 14th century. King Edward II falls in love with Piers Gaveston, a young man of humble origins, whom he honors with favors and titles of nobility. The cold and jealous Queen Isabella conspires with the evil Mortimer to get rid of Gaveston, overthrow her husband and take power…
Our read: Edward II (1991) reads as a sombre, measured, surreal drama · british entry — measured in intensity, mid-stakes in scope, measured in temperature, nihilistic in outlook, with a strong directorial signature.
Sombre, measured, measured drama / british, surreal in texture. Nihilistic, mid-stakes, measured.
- sombre
- measured
- surreal
- bleak
- signature
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