Paul Reynolds and Philip Williamson reminded me of silent film actors in this really quite poigna...
The Angelic Conversation
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.”
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The Angelic Conversation
- Overview
- Cast
- Crew
- Recommendations
Status
Released
Release Date
Feb 15, 1985
Runtime
1h 18m
Genres
Drama
User Score
53%
Original Title
The Angelic Conversation
Production Companies
BFI, Channel 4 Television
Director
Derek Jarman
Description
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.”