Will You Dance With Me? (Jarman, 1978): BFI Southbank, NFT1, 6.40pm
Here is the BFI introduction: In September 1984 Derek Jarman spent an evening in London gay nightclub
Benjy’s as an experiment in filming dancing for Ron Peck’s feature film
Empire State. The invited crowd includes many regulars and the film was
never intended to be shown. Jarman’s verite camerawork offers a rich,
raw and rare experience of cruising around a gay club. From
show-stopping breakdancers to energetic disco dancers, Jarman can get
close to anyone. We get to know the faces and dance moves of the entire
club with Jarman returning again and again to some handsome young men,
one of whom is actor Phillip Williamson (Angelic Conversation). A
strangely moving exercise in nostalgia for anyone who was on the scene
in 1984 – and a fascinating insight for anyone who wasn’t.
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