John Maybury Movies

  • 2008
    The Edge of Love

    The Edge of Love

    The Edge of Love

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    When the Welsh poet Dylan Thomas and his flirtatious wife Caitlin sweep into war-torn London, the last thing they expect is to bump into Dylan's...

    The Edge of Love
  • 2005
    The Jacket

    The Jacket

    The Jacket

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    A military veteran goes on a journey into the future, where he can foresee his death and is left with questions that could save his life and those he...

    The Jacket
  • 1998
    Love Is the Devil: Study for a Portrait of Francis Bacon

    Love Is the Devil: Study for a Portrait of Francis Bacon

    Love Is the Devil: Study for a Portrait of Francis Bacon

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    In the 1960s, British painter Francis Bacon surprises a burglar and invites him to share his bed. The burglar, a working class man named George Dyer,...

    Love Is the Devil: Study for a Portrait of Francis Bacon
  • 2022
    Nothing Compares

    Nothing Compares

    Nothing Compares

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    Since the beginning of her career, Sinéad O’Connor has used her powerful voice to challenge the narratives she was surrounded by while...

    Nothing Compares
  • 1987
    The Last of England

    The Last of England

    The Last of England

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    The artist's personal commentary on the decline of his country in a language closer to poetry than prose. A dark meditation on London under Thatcher.

    The Last of England
  • 1990
    Red Hot + Blue: A Tribute to Cole Porter

    Red Hot + Blue: A Tribute to Cole Porter

    Red Hot + Blue: A Tribute to Cole Porter

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    This music special is dedicated to dispelling the prejudices associated with the HIV infection and raising money for AIDS research and relief. Some...

    Red Hot + Blue: A Tribute to Cole Porter
  • 1986
    The Dream Machine

    The Dream Machine

    The Dream Machine

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    A 16mm anthology of experimental super 8 films by Derek Jarman, Michael Kostiff, Cerith Wyn Evans and John Maybury, with framing footage by Tim Burke...

    The Dream Machine
  • 1998
    Read Only Memory

    Read Only Memory

    Read Only Memory

    4.91998HD

    Maybury's significant contribution to experimental film and video becomes apparent through a complex reworking of his own archive footage. "The...

    Read Only Memory
  • 1980
    The Alternative Miss World

    The Alternative Miss World

    The Alternative Miss World

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    A filmed record of the 1978 "Alternative Miss World" beauty pageant held in a circus tent on Clapham Common in South London.

    The Alternative Miss World
  • 2003
    Jubilee: A Time Less Golden

    Jubilee: A Time Less Golden

    Jubilee: A Time Less Golden

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    Documentary about the making of Derek Jarman's 1979 film "Jubilee".

    Jubilee: A Time Less Golden
  • 1992
    Premonitions Of Absurd Perversion In Sexual Personae, Part 1

    Premonitions Of Absurd Perversion In Sexual Personae, Part 1

    Premonitions Of Absurd Perversion In Sexual Personae, Part 1

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    Another cutting-edge visual experiment from British artist John Maybury, Premonitions Of Absurd Perversion In Sexual Personae, Part 1 serves up a...

    Premonitions Of Absurd Perversion In Sexual Personae, Part 1
  • 1989
    Sinéad O'Connor: The Value of Ignorance

    Sinéad O'Connor: The Value of Ignorance

    Sinéad O'Connor: The Value of Ignorance

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    Live recording of Sinéad O'Connor's concert at the Dominion Theatre in London, on June 3, 1988, in support of her debut album "The Lion and...

    Sinéad O'Connor: The Value of Ignorance
  • 1994
    Remembrance of Things Fast: True Stories Visual Lies

    Remembrance of Things Fast: True Stories Visual Lies

    Remembrance of Things Fast: True Stories Visual Lies

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    Remembrance of Things Fast represents the culmination of Maybury's work in video, which has developed alongside the technology itself. Starring Tilda...

    Remembrance of Things Fast: True Stories Visual Lies
  • 1987
    Big Love - An Invitation to Disaster

    Big Love - An Invitation to Disaster

    Big Love - An Invitation to Disaster

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    A short film broadcast on the Network 21 pirate tv station in 1987. "a short film, devoid of soundtrack, of a youth on a cross spinning suspended in...

    Big Love - An Invitation to Disaster
  • 1991
    Derek Jarman: A Portrait

    Derek Jarman: A Portrait

    Derek Jarman: A Portrait

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    A BBC Arena profile of the Director from the time of the release of his film, The Garden, featuring interviews with Jarman, his collaborators and...

    Derek Jarman: A Portrait
  • 2023
    Tramps!

    Tramps!

    Tramps!

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    Goes deep into the heart of Britain’s New Romantics scene, tracing how a group of outsiders transformed London's underground art and music...

    Tramps!
  • 1986
    The Queen Is Dead

    The Queen Is Dead

    The Queen Is Dead

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    Three song clips by The Smiths ('The Queen is Dead', 'There is a Light that Never Goes Out' and 'Panic'), all directed with an artistic and...

    The Queen Is Dead
  • 2001
    Salò: Fade to Black

    Salò: Fade to Black

    Salò: Fade to Black

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    A short documentary exploring the ongoing relevance and power of 'Salò o le 120 giornate di Sodoma'.

    Salò: Fade to Black
  • 1982
    The Court of Miracles

    The Court of Miracles

    The Court of Miracles

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    Through a series of tableaux/still life settings, characters are subjected to experiments dealing with elegance, science, violence, technology,...

    The Court of Miracles
  • 1985
    The Union Jacking Up

    The Union Jacking Up

    The Union Jacking Up

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    The Union Jacking Up is an ode to friends, including Trojan and Leigh Bowery who feature in the film among others, as well as a collage of news...

    The Union Jacking Up