Edward II

Director Derek Jarman adapts Christopher Marlowe's classic 16th-century play about the medieval English monarch (Steven Waddington) for this daring cinematic treatise on gay love and its place in the historic and modern world, focusing on Edward's stormy reign and his infatuation with young nobleman Piers Gaveston, as well as his tragic end. Co-stars Andrew Tiernan, Kevin Collins, Nigel Terry, and Tilda Swinton. 90 min. Widescreen; Soundtrack: English; featurette.