Fancy Movie Time #28: Edward II (1991)
On this episode of Fancy Movie Time with Brian and A.J., the fancy lads grab their Gaveston's and get caught in the gay labyrinth as they cover Derek Jarman's 1991 Marlowe-tacular: Edward II. Do the film's Jacobean tendencies and visual eccentricities make it a Fancy Feast? Or do its lack of emotional arcs and unrelentingly bleak tone make it a Failure to Fancy? One thing's for sure: that Edward II sure did love his soliloquy pool.
Next month's episode: Being There (1979)
Comments (12)
My dinner with Andre for fmt so much good theatre talk
actually st Sebastian didn't die from the arrows
canonically (literal, in this sense) he was healed by st Irene & departed to Rome where he was beaten to death
I mean, I don't know if I want them as a double feature, but I'm always down for discussions of the Love Guru. Such a bizarre little movie.
If y'all ever do LA Confidential my head will literally explode
Brian's Benedict Cumberbatch as Dr. House/Strange sounds the same as his Agent 47
Of all the FMT we've had so far, this one had the highest concentration of "Is this going to be a bit? Is it...? Nope. No, it's no good. Moving on." On the other hand, the "Testicles - Testicules - Testicles the Lesser" bit gamete-d my expectations.
Aaron Sorkin is Shakespeare reincarnated (politically)? 😅
Hey Sam, Jar Man here. Need you to take these pots up to Mountain Knot. Make sure not to break them or… well… just trust me on this one. Thanks Sam, you’re a life saver.
I’m with AJ on not seeing Buffy. I’ve watch most everything else, I watched Angel all the way through. Just not Buffy. No real clue why.
Jarman trained as a painter, at Slade, hence all the glittering painterly images and his being (and I love him for this) an absolute art history weenie. The easiest way to understand the British "Middle Class" for Americans is just imagine the upper-middle class here in the States. It's a little tricky, as the there are groups (like the clergy and their families) who are solidly British Middle Class, but are more likely to be American middle class.
Testi-cu-lese? More like testic-me-please!