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Jack Birkett is a Actor British born on 11 june 1934 at Leeds (United-kingdom)
Jack Birkett (11 June 1934 – 10 May 2010) was a British dancer, mime artist, actor and singer, best known for his work on stage as a member of Lindsay Kemp's theatre company, and in the films of Derek Jarman. He was often billed as Orlando or The Incredible Orlando. Most of his best-known work was done when he was totally blind.
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Nationality United-kingdom
Birth 11 june 1934 at Leeds (United-kingdom)
Death 10 may 2010 (at 75 years)
Birth 11 june 1934 at Leeds (United-kingdom)
Death 10 may 2010 (at 75 years)
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Moon Child (1992)
, 1h58Directed by Agustí Villaronga
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Fantasy
Actors Maribel Martín, Lisa Gerrard, Lucia Bosè, Günter Meisner, Jack Birkett, Lluís Homar
Roles Invalid
Rating60%
Les aventures d'un enfant qui fuit une organisation secrète et dont l'unique obsession est d'arriver en Afrique pour l'accomplissement d'une ancienne prophétie. La lune et deux femmes vont l'aider à réaliser son destin.
The Garden (1990)
, 1h32Directed by Derek Jarman
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama
Themes Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film
Actors Tilda Swinton, Spencer Leigh, Michael Gough, Philip MacDonald, Pete Lee-Wilson, Jack Birkett
Roles Pontius (Orlando)
Rating63%
Une femme, peut-être la Madone, apporte son bébé à une foule de paparazzi intrusifs ; elle veut fuir. Deux amants homosexuels se marient et sont arrêtés par les forces de l'ordre. Ils sont humiliés et battus. Égarés dans ce monde contemporain où Jésus est encore fort présent, il faut pouvoir survivre à l'intolérance et le meurtre.
Caravaggio (1986)
, 1h33Directed by Derek Jarman
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Biography, Historical, Romance
Themes Peinture, Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film
Actors Nigel Terry, Sean Bean, Tilda Swinton, Robbie Coltrane, Jack Birkett, Nigel Davenport
Roles The Pope
Rating64%
Told in a segmented fashion, the film opens as Caravaggio (Nigel Terry) dies from lead poisoning while in exile, with only his long-time deaf-dumb companion Jerusaleme (Spencer Leigh) (who was given by his family to the artist as a boy) by his side. Caravaggio thinks back to his life as a teenage street ruffian (Dexter Fletcher) who hustles and paints. While taken ill and in the care of priests, young Caravaggio catches the eye of Cardinal Del Monte (Michael Gough). Del Monte nurtures Caravaggio's artistic and intellectual development but also appears to molest him.
The Bride (1985)
, 1h54Directed by Franc Roddam
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Fantasy, Horror, Romance
Themes Films about computing, Films based on science fiction novels, Frankenstein films, Cyberpunk films
Actors Sting, Jennifer Beals, Clancy Brown, Geraldine Page, Anthony Higgins, David Rappaport
Roles Blind Man
Rating54%
The film begins with Baron Charles Frankenstein (Sting), his monster (Clancy Brown), Dr. Zalhus (Quentin Crisp), and his assistant Paulus (Timothy Spall) creating a female mate named Eva (Jennifer Beals) for the monster. Eva is physically identical to a human and lacking the deformities of the monster. As such, she is revolted by the monster and rejects him. This causes the monster to fly into a rage and destroy Frankenstein's laboratory. Frankenstein, believing himself and Eva to be the only survivors, flees with her back to Castle Frankenstein. He tells everyone, including Eva, that she was an amnesiac he found in the woods. There he decides to take Eva for himself and pursues the goal of making her a perfect human mate.
The Tempest (1979)
, 1h32Directed by Derek Jarman
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Fantasy
Themes Films about sexuality, Théâtre, LGBT-related films, Films based on plays, Films based on works by William Shakespeare, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film
Actors Heathcote Williams, Peter C. Bull, Toyah Willcox, Jack Birkett, Richard Warwick, Claire Davenport
Roles Caliban, a savage and deformed slave
Rating63%
Jubilee (1978)
, 1h40Directed by Derek Jarman
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Fantasy, Musical
Themes Films about magic and magicians, Films about music and musicians, Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, Musical films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film
Actors Jenny Runacre, Ian Charleson, Nell Campbell, Toyah Willcox, Richard O'Brien, Sam Spruell
Roles Borgia Ginz (as Orlando)
Rating60%
In Jubilee, Queen Elizabeth I (Jenny Runacre) is transported forward in time by the occultist John Dee (Richard O'Brien) through the spirit guide Ariel (a character from Shakespeare's The Tempest). Elizabeth arrives in the shattered Britain of the 1970s. Queen Elizabeth II is dead, killed in an arbitrary mugging, and Elizabeth I moves through the social and physical decay of the city observing the activities of a group of sporadic nihilists, including Amyl Nitrite (Jordan), Bod (Runacre in a dual role), Chaos (Hermine Demoriane), Crabs (Nell Campbell), and Mad (Toyah Willcox).