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Will You Dance With Me?

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A night in a gay bar in East London's Mile End district.

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Jason Bailey Flavorwire 08/07/2016
The combination of the spotty lighting and the darkness of the image ends up abstracting the dancing in interesting ways, and clarity hardly matters anyway - the joy and freedom still peek through. Go to Full Review Glenn Kenny New York Times 08/04/2016
This is not a picture about which extravagant claims ought to be made; it really is, in the end, an hour and change in a London disco in 1984. But as a page from an artist's notebook, and a time capsule curio, it rates pretty high. Go to Full Review Jason Adams My New Plaid Pants 07/06/2021
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This might be Jarman's least intellectually challenging film but it's got sweat and sex and charm and just sheer exhilaration to spare. Go to Full Review Max Nelson Cinema Scope 11/14/2017
For Jarman, 16mm and Super 8 were the best means with which to catch, as he might have put it, the dryads lurking around Britain's corners. Go to Full Review Armond White Out Magazine 03/03/2017
Jarman's goal was reportorial-to investigate, witness and reveal an aspect of gay nightlife-but he captured a fleeting yet timeless and fundamental essence of the culture. Go to Full Review Read all reviews
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Derek Jarman

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Movie Info

Synopsis A night in a gay bar in East London's Mile End district.
Director
Derek Jarman
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
English
Runtime
1h 18m