The Angelic Conversation (1985)
Angelic Conversation
77 min
The Angelic Conversation is a lyrical, haunting film about a young man’s search for love in a dreamlike landscape. Its tone is set by the juxtaposition of slow moving homo-erotic images and opaque landscapes through which two men take a journey into their own desires. Offscreen, Dame Judi Dench recites a sequence of Shakespeare's sonnets that counterpoint the action. Jarman called it, “My most austere work, but also the closest to my heart.”
- Release date
- February 28, 1987
- Country of origin
- United Kingdom
Where to watch
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Kanopy
Cast
- Judi Dench as Shakespeare's Sonnets read by
- Paul Reynolds
- Dave Baby
- Timothy Burke
- Simon Costin
- Christopher Hobbs
- Philip McDonald
- Toby Mott
- Steve Randall
- Phillip Williamson
Crew
- Derek Jarman · Director
- William Shakespeare · Writer
- James Mackay · Producer
- John Balance · Composer
- Peter Christopherson · Composer
- Stephen Thrower · Composer
- Derek Jarman · Cinematographer
- James Mackay · Cinematographer
- Peter Cartwright · Editor
- Cerith Wyn Evans · Editor