Dancing Ledge

Autobiografie met zwart/wit foto's van de Britse cineast Jarman (1942-1994), waarin hij vertelt over zijn vrienden, liefdes en werk.

derek Jarman's Stunning Account Of His Life And Art.

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originally Published A Decade Ago In England Under The Title Queerlife, This Brutally Candid Memoir By British Artist And Filmmaker Jarman Offers A Glimpse Into The Making Of Such Controversial Films As Sebastiane , The Tempest And Caravaggio. Writing In A Diary Format, Jarman Jumps Back And Forth In Time, Discussing His Acceptance Of His Homosexuality At Age 16 (he Was Born In 1942) And His Strong Belief That A Fully Realized Sexuality Must Drive Art And Politics. Interwoven With Accounts Of The Financial And Emotional Hardships Of A Life Devoted To Filmmaking Are Explicit Descriptions Of Sexual Explorations Conducted Around The Globe. Diagnosed As Hiv-positive In 1986 (this Was Dealt With More Fully In An Earlier Memoir, At Your Own Risk ), Jarman Advocates Sexual Caution But Resists Renouncing His Past And Continues To Preserve Gay History Through His Art. Photos Not Seen By Pw. (july)

'From his sexual awakening in postwar England to life in the sixties and beyond, Derek Jarman tells his life story with the in-your-face immediacy that became his trademark style in both his films and writing. Accompanied by nearly one hundred photographs of Jarman, his friends, lovers, and inspirations, the candid accounts in''Dancing Ledge''provide intimate and incredibly vivid glimpses into this iconoclastic filmmaker's life and times.' Contents 8 A Footnote to My Past 10 I: The Rough Cut 12 II: Painting It Out 40 III: The Thaw 70 IV: The Most Beautiful Room in London 99 V: Home Movies 117 VI: St Sebastian 143 VII: Chelsea on Ice 171 VIII: Stormy Weather 185 IX: The Oblivion Digits 210 X: Dancing Ledge 238 XI: An Inventory 253 XII: Epilogue 255