Critic Rating
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Director
Derek Jarman
Cast
Jenny Runacre,
Nell Campbell,
Toyah Willcox,
Jordan,
Ian Charleson,
Karl Johnson
Genre
Comedy,
Drama,
Fantasy,
Music
Queen Elizabeth I is transported through time from 1578 to 1978. There, she finds a very different Britain from her own—a depressing landscape of moral degradation and violent anarchy. Add to that sex, drugs, and punk rock and you have Jubilee.
An anarchic and hilariously bleak critique of Britain's punk movement, featuring many of the icons of the movement itself. Toyah Willcox is a standout as a violent and quick tempered woman aptly named Mad, and Adam Ant sings a great song called Plastic Surgery that I wish was available on Apple Music.
Variety
Derek Jarman's Jubilee is one of the most original, bold, and exciting features to have come out of Britain in the 1970s.
Variety by Staff (Not Credited)
Derek Jarman's Jubilee is one of the most original, bold, and exciting features to have come out of Britain in the 1970s.
Film Threat
Jarman’s sophomore film Jubilee, is a Molotov Cocktail of celluloid – a film that practically dares you to watch it.
Film Threat by Staff (Not Credited)
Jarman’s sophomore film Jubilee, is a Molotov Cocktail of celluloid – a film that practically dares you to watch it.
Rolling Stone
Appearances by Adam Ant, the Slits and Siouxsie and the Banshees, along with U.S. trans icon Jayne County, ground it in the moment, but Jarman's suggestion that even the most vocal nihilists would sell out their ideals — if given enough encouragement, naturally — provided a glimpse of the future.
Empire by Kim Newman
The ideas are good enough for you to allow for some risible performances.
Rolling Stone by Sam Adams
Appearances by Adam Ant, the Slits and Siouxsie and the Banshees, along with U.S. trans icon Jayne County, ground it in the moment, but Jarman's suggestion that even the most vocal nihilists would sell out their ideals — if given enough encouragement, naturally — provided a glimpse of the future.
TV Guide Magazine
Neat and quirky, this is undoubtedly one of the freshest black comedies around.
TV Guide Magazine by Staff (Not Credited)
Neat and quirky, this is undoubtedly one of the freshest black comedies around.
Time Out
In conception the film remains highly original, and it does deliver enough of the goods to sail effortlessly away with the title of Britain's first official punk movie.
Time Out by Staff (Not Credited)
In conception the film remains highly original, and it does deliver enough of the goods to sail effortlessly away with the title of Britain's first official punk movie.
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