In the Shadow of the Sun

Derek Jarman shot the main sequences for this, his first lengthy film in the early ‘70s. Described as ‘very personal’ with a dream- like repetitive quality, the film expresses a mythology and dabbles with ideas relating to magic alchemy and ritual, allowing dream-images to drift and collide at random.

Credits

production company

Dark Pictures

producer

James MacKay

director

Derek Jarman

Duration

00:50:00:00

Production places

United Kingdom

Production dates

1980

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

324958

Language

English

Audience classification

G

Subject categories

Experimental

Experimental → Experimental films - Great Britain

Short films

Short films → Short films - Great Britain

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

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United Kingdom, 1980

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