The Garden

The Garden — Plot

A nearly wordless visual narrative intercuts two main stories and a couple of minor ones. A woman, perhaps the Madonna, brings forth her baby to a crowd of intrusive paparazzi; she tries to flee them. Two men who are lovers marry and are arrested by the powers that be. The men are mocked and pilloried, tarred, feathered, and beaten. Loose in this contemporary world of electrical-power transmission lines is also Jesus. The elements, particularly fire and water, content with political power, which is intolerant and murderous.

• Release date
• September 6, 1990
• Runtime
• 88 min
• Genres
• Drama
• Director
• Derek Jarman

The Garden — Cast

Tilda Swinton Madonna/Voice Overs

J

Johnny Mills Lover

P

Philip MacDonald Joseph Pete Lee-Wilson Devil Spencer Leigh Mary Magdalene / Adam

J

Jody Graber Young Boy

R

Roger Cook Christ

K

Kevin Collins Lover