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.
Credits
The Garden Cast
| Name |
Character |
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Vernon Dobtcheff
He was 56, now 89 years old
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as Old Man at Sauna |
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Tilda Swinton
She was 29, now 63 years old
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as Madonna/Voice Overs |
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Derek Jarman
He was 48, 52 years old when he died
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as Himself |
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Spencer Leigh
He was 27, now 61 years old
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as Mary Magdalene / Adam |
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Michael Gough
He was 73, 94 years old when he died
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as Voice Overs/Old Man at Sauna |
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Dawn Archibald
She was 29, now 63 years old
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as Nature Spirit |
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Jack Birkett
He was 56, 75 years old when he died
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as Pontius (Orlando) |
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Roger Cook
He was 50, now 83 years old
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as Christ |
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Johnny Mills
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as Lover |
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Pete Lee-Wilson
He was 12, now 45 years old
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as Devil |
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Jody Graber
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as Young Boy |
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Kevin Collins
He was 18, now 52 years old
|
as Lover |
The Garden Crew
| Name |
Department |
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Derek Jarman as Director. He was 48 (52) years old when He died
|
Directing |
