Movie·1987·1h 18m
The Angelic Conversation
Country
United Kingdom
Language
English
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The Story
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.”
Producer
James Mackay
Cinematography
Derek Jarman
Music
John Balance
Editor
Peter Cartwright
Themes
Production House
Audience Score
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// cast
Cast
Judi Dench
(voice)
Paul Reynolds
Philip Williamson
Dave Baby
Timothy Burke
Simon Costin
Christopher Hobbs
Philip MacDonald
Toby Mott
Steve Randall
Robert Sharp
Tony Wood
// crew
Crew
Derek Jarman
Director, Director of Photography
Peter Cartwright
Editor
Cerith Wyn Evans
Editor
James Mackay
Producer
John Balance
Original Music Composer
Peter Christopherson
Original Music Composer
Stephen Thrower
Original Music Composer
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