AIDS, the Problem of Representation, and Plurality in Derek Jarman's Blue

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Lawrence, T. 1997. AIDS, the Problem of Representation, and Plurality in Derek Jarman's Blue. Social Text.
AuthorsLawrence, T.
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Derek Jarman's Blue did not explode onto the cinematic world in the full
glory of Hollywood hype. When the film was premiered at the Venice
Biennale in June 1993, McDonald's didn't organize a special promotion of
blue hamburgers, and Coca-Cola stuck to its red-colored cans and browncolored
drink. Nor were there dozens of photographers hustling for the
best shot of the sexiest star as the audience gathered at the Palazzo de
Cinema. No, the screening of Jarman's film passed quietly-just Jarman
himself, a single reporter, a small audience, and seventy-six minutes of
unchanging blue celluloid backed by a soundtrack about the director's
experience of living and dying with AIDS.

Keywordsrepresentation of AIDS; Terminal illness; Experimental film; Human Immunodeficiency Virus; Venice Biennale; Derek Jarman
JournalSocial Text
ISSN0164-2472
Year1997
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Web address (URL)http://www.jstor.org/stable/466743
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Lawrence, T. (1997) ‘AIDS, the Problem of Representation, and Plurality in Derek Jarman's Blue’ Social Text, 52/53 (Autumn - Winter) 241-264.

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