Should you watch Blue?
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Blue
Documentary · 1993
Against a plain, unchanging blue screen, a densely interwoven soundtrack of voices, sound effects and music attempt to convey a portrait of Derek Jarman's experiences with AIDS, both literally and allegorically, together with an exploration of the meanings associated with the colour blue.
The sides of Blue
- A single blue screen for the whole film
- Derek Jarman's voice on losing his sight
- Music and sound in place of images
Blue is good for you if…
- you like a film that is only one colour and a voice.
- you like a soundtrack of voices and music that does all the work.
- you want Derek Jarman's own account of living with AIDS.
Blue is bad for you if…
- you need images to hold your attention.
- you can't take a film about dying of AIDS.
- you need momentum. Its voices and sounds drift slowly for 79 minutes.
About: illness · death · blindness
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