The Angelic Conversation Poster

The Angelic Conversation

Not Rated Drama

Starring: Judi Dench, Paul Reynolds, Philip Williamson, Dave Baby, Timothy Burke

Writer: William Shakespeare

Release Date:
February 28, 1987
Ratings:
5.0 / 10
Director:
Derek Jarman
Companies:
BFI

Overview

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.”