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.”
Title | The Angelic Conversation |
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Year | 1985 |
Genre | Drama |
Country | United Kingdom |
Studio | BFI, Channel 4 Television |
Cast | Judi Dench, Paul Reynolds, Philip Williamson, Dave Baby, Timothy Burke, Simon Costin |
Crew | Derek Jarman (Director), William Shakespeare (Author), Peter Cartwright (Editor), Cerith Wyn Evans (Editor), James Mackay (Producer), Stephen Thrower (Original Music Composer) |
Keyword | poetry, homoeroticism, lgbt, erotic romance |
Release | Feb 15, 1985 |
Runtime | 78 minutes |
Quality | HD |
IMDb | 5.30 / 10 by 22 users |
Popularity | 4 |
Budget | 0 |
Revenue | 0 |
Language | English |