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In the Shadow of the Sun

02/01/1981

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0hr 54min

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Fantasy

,Music

STORY

'The Shadow of the Sun' draws upon Derek Jarman’s interest with alchemical processes as a metaphor for reprocessing Super-8 film. Jarman once described film’s union of light and matter as “an alchemical conjunction” and experimented throughout his career with creating dream symbolism through the superimposition of image and action. Originally called English Apocalypse, the film’s final title is derived from a 17th Century alchemical text that used the phrase as a synonym for the philosopher’s stone – the highly sought substance that turns base metals into gold and silver. The film was intended as a step toward the idea of an ambient video, that like its musical counterpart, was designed to enhance an environment.

CAST & CREW

    Cast

  • Karl Bowen
  • Graham Dowie
  • Christopher Hobbs
  • Gerald Incandela
  • Andrew Logan

    Director

  • Derek Jarman

INFORMATION

    Production Companies

  • Dark Pictures
  • Freunde der Deutschen Kinemathek

    Production Countries

  • United Kingdom

LANGUAGES

  • English

Cast

Karl Bowen

Graham Dowie

Christopher Hobbs

Gerald Incandela

Andrew Logan

Luciana Martínez

Lucy Su

Kevin Whitney

Francis Wishart

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