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7.7
/10
544 Ratings

EDWARD II

Directed by Derek Jarman
United Kingdom, Japan, 1991
Drama, Avant-Garde, Cult, LGBTQ+, Romance
  • 9090 minutes

Synopsis

England, 14th century. The king 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…

Synopsis

England, 14th century. The king 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 take

Landmark artist Derek Jarman coyly applies his singular cinematic vision to British history in this revisionist view of the infamous gay monarch. Upending the respectability of period pieces, Edward II severs the fabric of time to reframe queerness as an eternal narrative. Co-starring Tilda Swinton.