Derek Jarman's 'Jubilee' is the original punk film and the one closest to the movement's anti-establishment, nihilistic attitude. The story sees Queen Elizabeth I transported by the angel Ariel to a bleak England of the future where chaos now reigns. Buckingham Palace has been purchased by a megalomaniac who has transformed it into a recording studio for punk musicians. A group of punk girls pass the time with acts of mindless violence, sex and the occasional murder. Anarchy rules in the UK. Jubilee is a unique experience
the essence of punk captured on film by one of cinema's greatest visionaries.
Interview with Director Derek Jarman, made less than a year before his death (40 minutes)
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