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.
Cast
Tilda Swinton
Madonna/Voice Overs
Johnny Mills
Lover
Philip MacDonald
Joseph
Pete Lee-Wilson
Devil
Spencer Leigh
Mary Magdalene / Adam
Jody Graber
Young Boy
Roger Cook
Christ
Kevin Collins
Lover
Dawn Archibald
Nature Spirit
Milo Bell
Cast Member
Vernon Dobtcheff
Old Man at Sauna
Michael Gough
Voice Overs/Old Man at Sauna
Maribelle La Manchega
Spanish Dancer
Jessica Martin
Singer
Jack Birkett
Pontius (Orlando)
Leslie Randall
Old Man at Sauna
Mike Tezcan
Policeman
Matthew Wilde
Policeman
Stephen McBride
Narrator (voice)
Yolande Brener
Eve
Derek Jarman
Himself
Crew
Derek Jarman
Director, Writer, Director of Photography, Camera Operator
Peter Cartwright
Editor
Nigel Hadley
Online Editor
Keith Collins
Assistant Editor
Tom Russell
Telecine Colorist
Dagmar Benke
Commissioning Editor
David Lewis
Second Assistant Director, Additional Photography
Ian Francis
Third Assistant Director
Matthew Evans
Assistant Director
Takashi Asai
Executive Producer
James Mackay
Producer, Additional Camera
Duncan Petrie
Producer's Assistant
Jo Scarlett Coriat
Production Assistant
Christopher Hobbs
Production Design
Derek Brown
Production Design
Richard Heslop
Camera Operator
Christopher Hughes
Camera Operator, Lighting Camera
Steve Farrer
Camera Operator
Seamus McGarvey
Assistant Camera
Michelle Guish
Casting
Debbie MacWilliams
Casting
Simon Fisher-Turner
Extras Casting, Original Music Composer
Annie Symons
Costume Design
Pam Downe
Wardrobe Assistant
Catherine Fanthorpe
Wardrobe Assistant
John Egan
Hair Designer
Billy Shabir
Hair Assistant
Ayesshu Nuriddin
Assistant Makeup Artist
Thelma Matthews
Makeup Artist
Kevin Rowe
Art Department Assistant
Jonathan Wells
Art Department Assistant
Martyn Wilson
Art Department Assistant
Annie LaPaz
Scenic Artist
Michael Carter
Assistant Art Director
Nigel Holland
Sound Editor
Richard Fettes
Assistant Sound Editor
Peter Maxwell
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Mick Boggis
Additional Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Andy Kennedy
Sound Effects
Gary Desmond
Sound Recordist
Marvin Black
Sound Recordist, Sound Engineer
Richard Preston
Sound Recordist
Bill Garlick
Foley Artist
Beryl Mortimer
Foley Artist
Dean Broderick
Music Arranger, Musician
Hugh Webb
Musician
Alexander Bălănescu
Musician
Jonathan Carney
Musician
Melanie Pappenheim
Musician
Mark Horn
Musician
David Sinclair
Musician
Brian Springbacrou
Musician
Kate Musker
Musician
Ian Shaw
Musician
Andrew Okrezeja
Musician
Paul Jayasinma
Musician
Tony Hinnigan
Musician
Glen Fox
Musician
Martyn Bates
Musician
Tito
Musician
Chris Harrison
Production Accountant
Drew Meldon
Rigging Gaffer
Robin Thistlethwaite
Construction Manager
Liam Longman
Still Photographer
Simon Goldberg
Production Consultant
Clive Freeth
Electrician
Guillame Lemoine
Clapper Loader
Nick Searle
Additional Photography, Production Manager
Glynn Fielding
Grip
Mick Duffield
Grip
Keith Osbourne
Gaffer
Richard Holbrorow
Gaffer
Chris Bailey
Gaffer
Sarah Swords
Production Manager
George Cowen
Generator Operator
Toby Kalikowski
Production Office Assistant
James Norton
Production Office Assistant
Adam Holden
Production Office Assistant
Hector Chronos
Production Office Assistant
Toby Rose
Unit Publicist
