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.
Directed by Derek Jarman
lgbt
gay theme
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Letterboxd
3.7 / 5
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Cast
Tilda Swinton
Madonna/Voice Overs
Pete Lee-Wilson
Devil
Spencer Leigh
Mary Magdalene / Adam
Dawn Archibald
Nature Spirit
Vernon Dobtcheff
Old Man at Sauna
Michael Gough
Voice Overs/Old Man at Sauna
Jessica Martin
Singer
Leslie Randall
Old Man at Sauna
Derek Jarman
Himself
Crew
Derek Jarman
Director
Derek Jarman
Writer
Derek Jarman
Director of Photography
James Mackay
Producer
Takashi Asai
Executive Producer
Richard Heslop
Camera Operator
Derek Jarman
Camera Operator
James Mackay
Additional Camera
Seamus McGarvey
Assistant Camera
Andy Kennedy
Sound Effects
Alexander Bălănescu
Musician
Popular Reviews
18 reviews
Dante
too abstract
too abstract
Gavin
8.0★ · 02/12/26
The Garden is a bold piece of filmmaking. It’s essentially a retelling of the Crucifixion, except that Jesus is now a gay couple. It also contains barely any dialogue. It’s cool. 8/10
The Garden is a bold piece of filmmaking. It’s essentially a retelling of the Crucifixion, except that Jesus is now a gay couple. It also contains barely any dialogue. It’s cool. 8/10
aiza rozae
5.0★ · 11/14/25
gay cult
gay cult
Bon
3.0★ · 03/30/25
Wanted to like this but Jesus Christ. Definitely looked cool but please god give me an ounce of narrative structure
Wanted to like this but Jesus Christ. Definitely looked cool but please god give me an ounce of narrative structure
Emma
9.0★ · 03/30/25
I went crazy when the funny face interlude happened just gorgeous
I went crazy when the funny face interlude happened just gorgeous