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LWLies 109: A Tilda Swinton Reader – Out now!

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Inside the concern…

Chapter One: Romance

First Love

On Tilda Swinton’s introduction to the world, in Derek Jarman’s Caravaggio.

Words by Juan Barquin

A Nurse’s Tale

Jarman, Britten and Swinton swirl collectively within the heady War Requiem.

Words by Lillian Crawford

In Praise of Bento’s Sketchbook’

This late John Berger gem is entrance and centre of a Tilda Swinton studying checklist.

Words by David Jenkins

Sticky Gold Stars: Swinton Special #1

On Peter Wollen’s Friendship’s Death.

Words by Marina Ashioti

Chapter Two: Kiss Chase

Orlando Magic

Exulting Tilda Swinton’s masterful metamorphosis in Sally Potter’s basic.

Words by Esther Rosenfield

No Fear

Shooting the breeze with Swinton collaborator and good friend, John Maybury.

Words and interview by Lucy Peters

Sticky Gold Stars: Swinton Special #2

On Susan Streitfeld’s Female Perversions.

Words by Marina Ashioti

Chapter Three: Joyce

The Bionic Woman

Talking with the maverick Teknolust director, Lynn Hershman Leeson.

Words and interview by David Jenkins

Childish Things

On discovering the great world of Tilda by means of company merchandising.

Words by Yasmine Kandil

Brigadoon Part 2

A brief oral historical past of 2008’s Ballerina Ballroom Cinema of Dreams.

Words and interviews by David Jenkins

Julia: An Anecdote

The 2008 Erick Zonca movie holds chilling echoes of actuality for author Juan Barquín.

Words by Juan Barquin

Chapter Four: T

Lady Stardust Sang His Songs 

Why David Bowie and Tilda Swinton had been a creative match made in heaven.

Words by Willow Catelyn Maclay

Changes

With her love of shapeshifting and make-up, is Tilda Swinton the brand new Lon Chaney?

Words by Tom Huddleston

Sticky Gold Stars: Swinton Special #3 

On Scott Derrickson’s Doctor Strange.

Words by Marina Ashioti

Chapter Five: Mysterious Object

Dream Academy

Memoria, The Maybe’ and the science of sleep based on Tilda Swinton.

Words by Mick Gaw

Method in Madness

Composer Simon Fisher Turner on making sounds to go with Tilda.

Words and interview by Mike McCahill

Joanna on Tilda

A shifting testimonial from Joanna Hogg on her nice good friend and confederate.

Words and interview by Sophie Monks Kaufman

In the again part… 

Ari Aster 

The maverick filmmaker speaks to David Jenkins on how preaching to the choir was the furthest thought from his thoughts with provocative neo-western satire, Eddington.

Eva Victor 

The author/​director/​star of pageant sensation, Sorry, Baby, speaks to Sophie Monks Kaufman about bellybutton piercings and discovering a sombre humour and reflection within the topic of sexual abuse. 

In overview… 

Ari Aster’s Eddington 

Ethan Coen’s Honey Don’t! 

Jasmin Gordon’s The Courageous 

Albert Serra’s Afternoons of Solitude 

Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne’s Young Mothers 

Mike Flanagan’s The Life of Chuck 

Macon Blair’s The Toxic Avenger 

Jan-Olé Gerster’s Islands 

Eva Victor’s Sorry, Baby 

Neo Sora’s Happyend 

Michael Shanks’s Together 

Urška Djukić’s Little Trouble Girls 

Sepideh Farsi’s Put Your Soul on Your Hand and Walk

Cécile Embleton and Alys Tomlinson’s Mother Vera

Jonathan Millet’s Ghost Trail 

Joseph Millson’s Signs of Life 

Plus, David Jenkins evaluations eight thrilling Home Ents releases, and Tilda Swinton closes off the difficulty with a diary entry from July 29th2025.



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