Edward II

In this Derek Jarman version of Christopher Marlowe's Elizabethan drama, in modern costumes and settings, Plantagenet king Edward II hands the power-craving nobility the perfect excuse by taking as lover besides his diplomatic wife, the French princess Isabel, not an acceptable lady at court but the ambitious Piers Gaveston, who uses his favor in bed even to wield political influence - the stage is set for a palace revolt which sends the gay pair from the throne to a terminal torture dungeon.

Edward II is a 1991 drama romance movie directed by Derek Jarman, starring John Lynch, Kevin Collins, Steven Waddington. It holds an IMDb rating of 6.7/10 from 3,345 votes and runs 1h 27m.