Derek Jarman

Gives detailed, original critical readings of Derek Jarman's eleven feature-length films, and argues that he occupies a major and influential place in European and world cinema Emphasises the importance of renaissance art and literature and Jungian psychology in Jarman's work Makes substantial use of Jarman's unpublished papers as well as published work Argues that Jarman's work is aimed at a much wider audience than is often supposed - at anyone who is willing to make a journey in search of his or her self Will be relevant to undergraduate and postgraduate students of British and European cinema, and anyone interested in the film as art form rather than commercial product