Blue (1993 film)
Blue is a 1993 British drama film directed by Derek Jarman. It is his final feature film, released four months before his death from AIDS-related complications. Such complications had already rendered him partially blind at the time of the film's release, only being able to see in shades of blue.
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Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Derek Jarman |
| Written by | Derek Jarman |
| Produced by | James Mackay Takashi Asai |
| Narrated by |
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| Music by | Simon Fisher Turner John Balance Momus Peter Christopherson Danny Hyde Karol Szymanowski Erik Satie Brian Eno |
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| Distributed by | Channel 4 (United Kingdom) Zeitgeist Films (United States and Canada) |
Release dates | June 1993 (Venice Biennale) August 1993 (Edinburgh International Film Festival) 19 September 1993 (United Kingdom) 3 October 1993 (New York Film Festival) |
Running time | 79 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
The film was his last testament as a film-maker, and consists of a single shot of saturated blue colour - specifically International Klein Blue (RGB 0, 47, 167, CMYK 100, 72, 0, 35). This fills the screen, as background to a soundtrack where Jarman's and some of his long-time collaborators' narration describes his life and vision.
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