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Edward II is a 1991 British romantic historical drama film directed by Derek Jarman and starring Steven Waddington, Tilda Swinton and Andrew Tiernan. It is based on the play of the same name by Christopher Marlowe.
Oct 18, 1991 · Edward II: Directed by Derek Jarman. With Steven Waddington, Kevin Collins, Andrew Tiernan, John Lynch. 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 ...
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- Drama, History, Romance
- Derek Jarman
- 1991-10-18
leasure-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.
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Oct 18, 1991 · Based on the Elizabethan play by Christopher Marlowe, Derek Jarman's modern dress adaptation sees Plantagenet King Edward II take the ambitious courtier Piers Gaveston to be his lover, leading...
After Gaveston's brutal murder, Edward is captured and cast into a dungeon, where the executioner is ready to impale him with a red-hot poker. This gruesome fate turns out to be no more than a dream, and when Edward awakes he is greeted by his executioner with a loving kiss.
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The cold and jealous Queen Isabella conspires with the evil Mortimer to get rid of Gaveston, overthrow her husband and take power…. England, 14th century. King Edward II falls in love with Piers Gaveston, a young man of humble origins, whom he honors with favors and titles of nobility.
