Summary In this Derek Jarman version of Christopher Marlowe's Elizabethan drama, in modern costumes and settings, Plantagenet king Edward II hands the power-craving nobility the perfect excuse by taking as lover besides his diplomatic wife, the French princess Isabel, not an acceptable lady at court but the ambitious Piers Gaveston, who uses his favor in bed even to wield political influence - the stage is set for a palace revolt which sends the gay pair from the throne to a terminal torture dungeon. View more details
Directed : Derek Jarman
Written : Derek Jarman Christopher Marlowe Stephen McBride
Stars : John Lynch Steven Waddington Kevin Collins Andrew Tiernan
Genres : Drama Romance History
Release date : Oct 17, 1991
Countries of origin : Japan United Kingdom
Language : English Italian
Filming locations : London, England, UK
Production companies : BBC Film Working Title Films British Screen Productions
Summary In this Derek Jarman version of Christopher Marlowe's Elizabethan drama, in modern costumes and settings, Plantagenet king Edward II hands the power-craving nobility the perfect excuse by taking as lover besides his diplomatic wife, the French princess Isabel, not an acceptable lady at court but the ambitious Piers Gaveston, who uses his favor in bed even to wield political influence - the stage is set for a palace revolt which sends the gay pair from the throne to a terminal torture dungeon. View more details
Genres : Drama Romance History
Release date : Oct 17, 1991
Countries of origin : Japan United Kingdom
Language : English Italian
Filming locations : London, England, UK
Production companies : BBC Film Working Title Films British Screen Productions
