The Last of England

1987 · 87 MIN · IMDB 6.5 · 1,546 VOTES · DIR. Derek Jarman

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Overview

The artist's personal commentary on the decline of his country in a language closer to poetry than prose. A dark meditation on London under Thatcher.

Dialogue Timeline — 134 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:01:50 Imprisoned memories prowl thro' the dark.
00:02:14 Panic. I blink as he vanishes into the shadows, hint of prophetic cats-eyes.
00:02:51 The ice in your glass is radioactive, Johnny.
00:03:24 like the boys who died in Flanders
00:06:37 Or recreate ourselves, emerging from the chrysalis all scarlet and turquoise
00:06:57 We fell off the cogs of misfortune.
00:07:20 And gathered everything you threw out of your dream houses
00:07:42 Even our protests were hopeless. Neat little marches down blind alley.
00:12:24 What do you see in those heavy waters? I ask.
00:12:47 And the whispering?
00:13:05 Ah here's the guard.
00:13:26 Where's hope?
00:13:43 You saw the graffiti years ago on the Euston Road, and didn't believe it;
00:29:25 The Lady next door to me says "There he is!
00:29:45 They were busy squandering our threadbare patrimony on the atom.
00:30:09 Quite! Quite blew away my reason.
00:30:39 The bomb dropped with regular monotony
00:31:01 while far away in the big city the A to Z clamped a grid on despair
00:54:12 Aim! Fire!
00:55:58 Loud the winds howl, loud the waves roar
00:56:58 Carry the lad that's born to be king
00:57:43 Loud the winds howl, loud the waves roar
00:58:31 Carry the lad that's born to be king
01:12:10 Keep up the good work.

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed134
Dialogue density1.5 lines / min
First line00:01:50
Final line01:12:10

Production Record

DirectorDerek Jarman
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes1,546