Derek Jarman: The Smiths “Ask” Posted on November 20, 2008 by Megan Z
More Jarman videos! This is one of several he made for The Smiths, Ask, from 1986.
Derek Jarman’s films and The Smiths’ songs share similar motifs; this video is a prime example. Both reflect on a fractured world. While Morrissey croons, “If it’s not love then it’s the bomb that will bring us together” Jarman’s video depicts romantic encounters in front of an abandoned warehouse. The skeleton dance partner makes the entire scene into a dance macabre: the youth celebrate but the world falls to pieces.
