Filmmaker's cottage saved after £3.5m campaign

Jarman, who also directed pop videos for the Pet Shop Boys, the Sex Pistols and The Smiths, died of AIDS-related complications in 1994, aged 52.Stephen Deuchar, director of Art Fund, said that securing the cottage"may seem a minor thing by comparison with the global epidemic crisis which has recently enveloped all our lives".

However, he added:"Derek Jarman's final years at the cottage were an inspiring example of human optimism, creativity and fortitude battling against the ravages of illness, and in that context the success of this campaign seems all the more apposite and right for its time." The sale of a suit also raised £16,000 - it was designed by triple Oscar-winner Sandy Powell and signed by celebrities including Tilda Swinton, Scarlett Johansson, Brad Pitt, Renee Zellweger, Leonardo DiCaprio, Robert De Niro, Al Pacino, Sir Elton John and Joaquin Phoenix.Fundraising began in January to save Prospect Cottage

Who cares about a poxy cottage. How many masks or ventilators could be bought for £3.5 million?

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