god's own country

“But solitude is sadness.’ ‘Yes; it is sadness. Life, however, has worse than that. Deeper than melancholy lies heart-break.”

“And did those feet in ancient time,
Walk upon Englands mountains green:
And was the holy Lamb of God,
On Englands pleasant pastures seen!

And did the Countenance Divine,
Shine forth upon our clouded hills?
And was Jerusalem builded here,
Among these dark Satanic Mills?

Bring me my Bow of burning gold;
Bring me my Arrows of desire:
Bring me my Spear: O clouds unfold!
Bring me my Chariot of fire!

I will not cease from Mental Fight,
Nor shall my Sword sleep in my hand:
Till we have built Jerusalem,
In Englands green & pleasant Land.”

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film · francis lee god’s own country is a reluctant and brutal love story that plays out in the beautiful yorkshire landscape.

words i · from wuthering heights by charlotte brontë on the double-edged sword of agonizing solitude versus heartbreak.

drawings · j.m.w. turner sketchbook drawings of yorkshire.

paintings · these selected watercolors by david hockney also show the splendor of yorkshire.

music · wuthering heights by kate bush is a befitting song of longing.

words ii · our film draws its title from william blake’s jerusalem.