CinemaOSMovie · 1987 · 1h 18m

The Angelic Conversation

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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.”

Directed byDerek Jarman

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 18m
Language
EN
Released
February 28, 1987
Studios
BFIChannel 4 Television

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
Judi Dench

Judi Dench

(voice)

Paul Reynolds

Philip Williamson

Dave Baby

Timothy Burke

Simon Costin

Christopher Hobbs

Philip MacDonald

Toby Mott

Steve Randall

Creative team
Directed by
Derek Jarman
Derek Jarman
Produced by
James Mackay
James Mackay

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