Edward II

"A classic tale of sex, revenge, and love"

Oct 18 1991 R 1h 27m
Drama, History, Romance

England, 14th century. King Edward II falls in love with Piers Gaveston, a young man of humble origins, whom he honors with favors and titles of nobility. The cold and jealous Queen Isabella conspires with the evil Mortimer to get rid of Gaveston, overthrow her husband and take power…

Plot

In this Derek Jarman version of Christopher Marlowe's Elizabethan drama, in modern costumes and settings, Plantagenet king Edward II hands the power-craving nobility the perfect excuse by taking as lover besides his diplomatic wife, the French princess Isabel, not an acceptable lady at court but the ambitious Piers Gaveston, who uses his favor in bed even to wield political influence - the stage is set for a palace revolt which sends the gay pair from the throne to a terminal torture dungeon.

Written by

Christopher Marlowe, Derek Jarman, Stephen McBride

Directed by

Derek Jarman

Cast

Steven Waddington, Kevin Collins, Andrew Tiernan

Crew

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Production Countries

United Kingdom, Japan

Production Companies

BBC Films, Working Title Films, British Screen Productions, Uplink

Languages

English

Awards

5 wins & 1 nomination

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