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Tilda Swinton

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Last of England, TheLast of England, The (1988)
Dir. Derek Jarman
Feat. Tilda Swinton
Jarman's personal commentary on the decline of Britain under Thatcher is a shocking, poetically rich montage, mixing images of war and urban decay…
Garden, TheGarden, The (1990)
Dir. Derek Jarman
Feat. Tilda Swinton, Johnny Mills
Derek Jarman's sincere personal affront with AIDS and the Christian church is represented through a non–narrative dreamscape with himself as…
Edward IIEdward II (1991)
Dir. Derek Jarman
Feat. Tilda Swinton, Nigel Terry
Self–conscious updating of the Elizabethan play by Phillip Marlowe, imbued with a stagey panache by dir. Jarmen (a la WITTGENSTEIN),…
OrlandoOrlando (1992) Aro Favourite
Dir. Sally Potter
Feat. Tilda Swinton
Majestic interpretation of Virginia Woolf's 'unfilmable' novel salutes the work of Greenaway and gives Tilda Swinton the role of a lifetime, not to…
BlueBlue (1993)
Dir. Derek Jarman
Feat. Derek Jarman, John Quentin, Nigel Terry
Against a simple, unchanging blue screen, Derek Jarman weaves intricate collages of sound, music and poetry. A moving self–portrait, as the…
Female PerversionsFemale Perversions (1997) Recommended
Dir. Susan Streitfeld
Feat. Tilda Swinton
Based on the Freudian texts of noted psychoanalyst Louise Kaplan, this serious–minded, erotically charged and stylish film probes several…
Love is the DevilLove is the Devil (1998) Aro Favourite
Dir. John Maybury
Feat. Derek Jacobi, Daniel Craig, Tilda Swinton
Audacious biopic of great British painter Francis Bacon (he of the 'screaming pope' paintings), travels the raw–nerve edge of artistic…
War Zone, TheWar Zone, The (1998) Recommended
Dir. Tim Roth
Feat. Ray Winstone, Tilda Swinton, Lara Belmont
An uncompromising directorial debut for actor Tim Roth, exploring the type of fractured family made familiar by mentors Alan Clarke and Ken Loach,…
Beach, TheBeach, The (1999)
Dir. Danny Boyle
Feat. Leonardo DiCaprio, Tilda Swinton
Tapping the moods of young travellers of today and their restless wanderlust, this adaptation of Alex Garland's Gen–X novel is both…
Possible WorldsPossible Worlds (2000)
Dir. Robert Lepage
Feat. Tilda Swinton, Tom McCamus, Sean McCann
A bittersweet sci–fi reflection on the possibility of a love when an individual exists in simultaneous parallel worlds. Constructed around…
Deep End, TheDeep End, The (2001) Recommended
Dir. Scott McGehee, David Siegel
Feat. Tilda Swinton
Immaculate remake of Max Ophuls’ ‘The Reckless Moment’ follows the original closely but scores bonus points from Tilda Swinton’s taut…
Vanilla SkyVanilla Sky (2001)
Dir. Cameron Crowe
Feat. Tom Cruise, Jason Lee, Cameron Diaz
A straight Hollywood remake of the Spanish sci–fi thriller OPEN YOUR EYES by the director of ALMOST FAMOUS – the result of which plays like…
AdaptationAdaptation (2002) Recommended
Dir. Spike Jonze
Feat. Nicolas Cage, Meryl Streep, Chris Cooper
Another virtuoso post–modern comedy from the team behind BEING JOHN MALKOVICH, with a miraculously adapted Nicolas Cage – in identical twin…
TeknolustTeknolust (2002)
Dir. Lynn Hershman-Leeson
Feat. Tilda Swinton, Jeremy Davies, Karen Black
Human and artificial frontiers overlap to intriguing effect in this independent feature propelled by Tilda Swinton in four incarnations – a…
Statement, TheStatement, The (2003)
Dir. Norman Jewison
Feat. Michael Caine, Tilda Swinton, Jeremy Northam
Michael Caine plays an ex–Nazi collaborator who has remained beyond the law for fifty years in post–WW2 France thanks to the Roman…
Young AdamYoung Adam (2003) Recommended
Dir. David Mackenzie
Feat. Ewan McGregor, Tilda Swinton, Peter Mullan
Evocatively set amid the grimy canal barges of post–WW2 Scotland, this follows the shady fortunes of a failed writer (McGregor), whose…
Derek Jarman: Life as ArtDerek Jarman: Life as Art (2004)
Dir. Andy Kimpton-Nye
Feat. Tilda Swinton, Nigel Terry
Maddeningly conventional portrait of the iconoclastic director is lacking Jarman's own formal audaciousness, and is too often a clunky mix of talking…
ConstantineConstantine (2005)
Dir. Francis Lawrence
Feat. Keanu Reeves, Rachel Weisz, Tilda Swinton
A stylish, but rather misfiring adaptation of the DC comicbook 'Hellblazer', with Keanu Reeves playing a wry, hard–boiled detective with…
Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch And The WardrobeChronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch And The Wardrobe (2005) Recommended
Dir. Andrew Adamson
Feat. Tilda Swinton, James McAvoy, Jim Broadbent
A splendid and meticulous vision of C.S. Lewis' classic children's fantasy novel in which a group of four young siblings – ensconced in an…
Broken FlowersBroken Flowers (2005) Recommended
Dir. Jim Jarmusch
Feat. Bill Murray, Julie Delpy, Frances Conroy
A beguiling middle–age lament starring Bill Murray, unfurled in typical low gear by the world's 'coolest' director, Jim Jarmusch. Playing an…
ThumbsuckerThumbsucker (2005) Recommended
Dir. Mike Mills
Feat. Lou Taylor Pucci, Tilda Swinton, Keanu Reeves
An accomplished, resolutely unconventional drama in which a 17 year–old boy (Pucci) is encouraged, cajoled and medicated into breaking the…
Stephanie DaleyStephanie Daley (2006) Recommended
Dir. Hilary Brougher
Feat. Amber Tamblyn, Tilda Swinton, Halley Feiffer
A closely–observed, cogent indie drama about a teenager’s concealed pregnancy and the suspicious death of her baby. The truth surrounding…
Michael ClaytonMichael Clayton (2007) Recommended
Dir. Tony Gilroy
Feat. George Clooney, Tilda Swinton, Tom Wilkinson
Razor–sharp legal thriller involving a sprawling class–action law suit and alleged cover–up, George Clooney plays a humble legal…
Strange CultureStrange Culture (2007)
Dir. Lynn Hershman-Leeson
Feat. Thomas Jay Ryan, Tilda Swinton, Peter Coyote
Topical and important docu–drama focusing on the charges of bio–terrorism brought against acclaimed artist Steve Kurtz after his wife's…
Galapagos - The Islands That Changed The World (TV Series) Galapagos - The Islands That Changed The World (TV Series) (2007)
Feat. Tilda Swinton
Grand nature series, narrated by actress Tilda Swinton, revealing the unique fauna, flora and history of the fragile eco–system of the…
Man from London, TheMan from London, The (2007) Recommended
Dir. Bela Tarr
Feat. Miroslav Krobot, Tilda Swinton
Bela Tarr's dense, mesmeric imagery is married to the traditions of film noir in this strikingly opaque detective story, set on the weathered…
Chronicles of Narnia: Prince CaspianChronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (2008)
Dir. Andrew Adamson
Feat. Tilda Swinton, Ben Barnes, Sergio Castellitto
This epic–leaning return to the fantasy world of Narnia finds the Pevensie children heading back through the wardrobe to help Prince Caspian…
Burn After Reading Burn After Reading (2008) Recommended
Dir. Joel Coen, Ethan Coen
Feat. George Clooney, Frances McDormand, Brad Pitt
Appealing 'dunderhead' comedy from the Coen Brothers that plots an elaborate caper for its A–list ensemble cast, who relish the chance to…
Curious Case Of Benjamin Button, TheCurious Case Of Benjamin Button, The (2008) Recommended
Dir. David Fincher
Feat. Brad Pitt, Cate Blanchett, Tilda Swinton
The screenwriter of FORREST GUMP expands upon F. Scott Fitzgerald's short story to tell the curious case of a man born on Armistice day as decrepit…
JuliaJulia (2008) Recommended
Dir. Erick Zonca
Feat. Tilda Swinton, Saul Rubinek, Kate del Castillo
Gutsy, dynamic melodrama propelled by a full–tilt performance from Tilda Swinton as a loose cannon alcoholic who becomes embroiled in…

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