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Fueled by vodka on ice, the occasional hit of Ecstasy, acid, opium, and innumerable cigarettes, and following an unwavering artistic vision, filmmaker and artist Derek Jarman, who died of AIDS-related causes in 1994, led an outrageous and controversial life. In "Derek Jarman: A Biography," Tony Peake delves for the origins of the energetic imagination that led to distinctive films like "Sebastiane," "Jubilee," "The Tempest," "Caravaggio," "Wittgenstein," and "Blue," Peake's book is a vivid social and cultural history-an edgy account of a bohemian existence and of a scene of friends that included artists David Hockney, Robert Mapplethorpe, and many other members of the creative Avant-garde. A chronicle of sexual fear and repression and inimitable courage and grace in the face of a protracted death, "Derek Jarman: A Biography" is an honest and brilliant tribute to the uncompromising life and art of Derek Jarman.
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