Film
War Requiem
Saturday, Dec 6, 2008
1 p.m.
Additional Info
1989, 92 min.
Support for the Derek Jarman film series is provided by the Susan Wildberg Morgenstein Fund.
Image: Derek Jarman, War Requiem (still), 1989; photo courtesy Brittish Film Institute
A visual exploration of Benjamin Britten’s musical composition “War Requiem,” using documentary footage from 20th Century wars and Jarman’s own stills and film collages. Although there is no spoken dialogue, the pairing of the violent and bleak visuals with Britten’s orchestral masterpiece, makes for a jarring and heartbreaking picture of war.