Blue

1993 · 79 MIN · IMDB 7.3 · 2,949 VOTES · DIR. Derek Jarman

Blue poster

Overview

Against a plain, unchanging blue screen, a densely interwoven soundtrack of voices, sound effects and music attempt to convey a portrait of Derek Jarman's experiences with AIDS, both literally and allegorically, together with an exploration of the meanings associated with the colour blue.

Dialogue Timeline — 698 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:01:36 You say to the boy open your eyes
00:04:07 Look up Look right
00:06:49 Terry.
00:10:40 I have to come to terms with sightlessness.
00:15:13 I hold out my hands before me
00:18:57 Out comes the drip
00:22:55 She has come from Edinburgh.
00:25:54 denouncing the Patriarch of Moscow
00:30:30 who are directing the excavations.
00:32:24 One district said they had no queers in their community
00:35:48 Would all these blurred facts that deceive
00:38:13 some died on their feet
00:40:28 spiralling in the yellow.
00:42:20 I never asked.
00:46:13 Low white blood cell count
00:48:22 it should be considered a potential carcinogen
00:51:24 The staff have nothing to identify them
00:53:39 straight acting Lesbian man
00:56:50 A blinkered twister
01:01:21 Once in a while I dream a dream as magnificent as the Taj Mahal.
01:05:03 Might be easier
01:07:57 so I write this in a haze of belladonna.
01:09:56 It must be my association with H.B.
01:11:51 Our name will be forgotten in time

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed698
Dialogue density8.8 lines / min
First line00:01:36
Final line01:11:51

Production Record

DirectorDerek Jarman
LanguageEnglish
Revenue$1,718,328
IMDb votes2,949