Aids, the Problem of Representation, and Plurality in Derek Jarman's "Blue" (Social Text, Fall/Winter 1997)
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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 brown-colored 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 quiety ⎯ 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 dyning with AIDS.
I do not have an electronic copy of this article. I'd like to re-enter the article into my computer, but am not sure when I'll get around to this. In the meantime, the full article can be found in: Social Text, 52-53, Fall/Winter 1997, 241-64.
I do not have an electronic copy of this article. I'd like to re-enter the article into my computer, but am not sure when I'll get around to this. In the meantime, the full article can be found in: Social Text, 52-53, Fall/Winter 1997, 241-64.