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Release Year1984
Runtime0h 27m
LanguageEnglish
CertificationNR
Genres—
Votes3
DirectorDerek Jarman
WritersDerek Jarman
TypeFeature Film
Rating5.3 out of 10
Cast7 credited
Also Known AsImagining October
About Imagining October
Imagining October explores art and politics in the final years of the Cold War, drawing connections between pre-Perestroika Russia and Thatcherite Britain. The title refers to the 1917 Bolshevik revolution and Sergei Eisenstein’s propaganda film October: Ten Days That Shook the World 1928. The project began during a trip to the Soviet Union sponsored by the British Film Institute in October 1984. Jarman was invited to present The Tempest in Moscow and Baku with fellow filmmaker Sally Potter and film theorist Peter Wollen and asked in return to make a short film for the London Film Festival in November.
Directed by Derek Jarman, Imagining October leans on a strong ensemble — Angus Cook, Peter Doig, Toby Mott — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about screen titles of 1984.
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