Edward II [DVD REGION:1 USA] USA import

Film Movement

Edward II [DVD]

Title: Edward II

Format: DIGITAL VIDEO DISC

Label: Film Movement

Genre: Drama

UPC: 859686006635

Release Date: 2018

In this new restoration of the iconic New Queer Cinema classic, Derek Jarman offers a postmodern take on Christopher Marlowe's Elizabethan drama. Pleasure-seeking King Edward II sets the stage for a palace revolt by taking as a lover the ambitious Piers Gaveston - who uses his favor in bed to wield political influence - sending the gay pair from the throne to a terminal torture dungeon. This landmark of gay cinema features an incredible performance from Jarman muse and Oscar-winner Tilda Swinton (Michael Clayton) as Edward's spurned Queen Isabella and a rare film appearance by singer Annie Lennox.