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.
Directing | Derek Jarman | Director |
Writing | Derek Jarman | Writer |
Costume & Make-Up | Annie Symons | Costume Designer |
Production | James Mackay | Producer |
Editing | Peter Cartwright | Editor |
Crew | Christopher Hughes | Lighting Camera |
Sound | Simon Fisher-Turner | Original Music Composer |
Camera | David Lewis | Additional Photography |
Production | Michelle Guish | Casting |
Production | Simon Goldberg | Production Consultant |
Directing | David Lewis | Second Assistant Director |
Directing | Ian Francis | Third Assistant Director |
Camera | Guillame Lemoine | Clapper Loader |
Sound | Beryl Mortimer | Foley Artist |
Sound | Alexander Bălănescu | Musician |
Sound | Jonathan Carney | Musician |
Production | Jo Scarlett Coriat | Production Assistant |
Camera | Steve Farrer | Camera Operator |
Camera | Christopher Hughes | Camera Operator |
Art | Jonathan Wells | Art Department Assistant |
Costume & Make-Up | Thelma Matthews | Makeup Artist |
Sound | Dean Broderick | Music Arranger |
Sound | Brian Springbacrou | Musician |
Camera | Derek Jarman | Camera Operator |
Production | Simon Fisher-Turner | Extras Casting |
Production | Duncan Petrie | Producer's Assistant |
Crew | George Cowan | Generator Operator |
Editing | Keith Collins | Assistant Editor |
Sound | Richard Fettes | Assistant Sound Editor |
Sound | Richard Preston | Sound Recordist |
Production | Chris Harrison | Production Accountant |
Crew | Adam Holden | Production Office Assistant |
Crew | James Norton | Production Office Assistant |
Crew | Toby Rose | Unit Publicist |
Sound | Tito | Musician |
Art | Michael Carter | Assistant Art Director |
Crew | Toby Kalikowski | Production Office Assistant |
Sound | Peter Maxwell | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
Sound | Tony Hinnigan | Musician |
Crew | Dagmar Benke | Commissioning Editor |
Camera | Liam Longman | Still Photographer |
Lighting | Chris Bailey | Gaffer |
Lighting | Clive Freeth | Electrician |
Sound | Gary Desmond | Sound Recordist |
Costume & Make-Up | Pam Downe | Wardrobe Assistant |
Art | Robin Thistlethwaite | Construction Manager |
Lighting | Drew Meldon | Rigging Gaffer |
Costume & Make-Up | Catherine Fanthorpe | Wardrobe Assistant |
Sound | Bill Garlick | Foley Artist |
Sound | Mick Boggis | Additional Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
Sound | Dean Broderick | Musician |
Sound | Mark Horn | Musician |
Camera | Glynn Fielding | Grip |
Art | Derek Brown | Production Design |
Art | Christopher Hobbs | Production Design |
Costume & Make-Up | Ayesshu Nuriddin | Assistant Makeup Artist |
Sound | Marvin Black | Sound Recordist |
Sound | Hugh Webb | Musician |
Sound | Glen Fox | Musician |
Sound | Paul Jayasinma | Musician |
Production | Sarah Swords | Production Manager |
Camera | Mick Duffield | Grip |
Crew | Annie LaPaz | Scenic Artist |
Editing | Nigel Hadley | Online Editor |
Sound | Marvin Black | Sound Engineer |
Sound | Martyn Bates | Musician |
Sound | David Sinclair | Musician |
Art | Kevin Rowe | Art Department Assistant |
Lighting | Richard Holbrorow | Gaffer |
Sound | Andy Kennedy | Sound Effects |
Production | Takashi Asai | Executive Producer |
Production | Nick Searle | Production Manager |
Camera | Nick Searle | Additional Photography |
Camera | Seamus McGarvey | Assistant Camera |
Production | Debbie MacWilliams | Casting |
Crew | Hector Chronos | Production Office Assistant |
Costume & Make-Up | John Egan | Hair Designer |
Costume & Make-Up | Billy Shabir | Hair Assistant |
Crew | Tom Russell | Telecine Colorist |
Sound | Nigel Holland | Sound Editor |
Sound | Andrew Okrezeja | Musician |
Art | Martyn Wilson | Art Department Assistant |
Sound | Melanie Pappenheim | Musician |
Sound | Kate Musker | Musician |
Directing | Matthew Evans | Assistant Director |
Camera | James Mackay | Additional Camera |
Lighting | Keith Osbourne | Gaffer |
Sound | Ian Shaw | Musician |
Camera | Richard Heslop | Camera Operator |
Camera | Derek Jarman | Director of Photography |