Rent The Angelic Conversation (1985)
2.7 of 5 from 59 ratings
1h 18min
- General info
- Available formats
- Synopsis:
Intense, dreamlike, and poetic, 'The Angelic Conversation' is one of the most artistic of Derek Jarman's films. With his painter's eye Jarman conjured, in a beautiful palette of light, colour and texture, an evocative and radical visualisation of Shakespeare's love poems. Of the 154 sonnets written by Shakespeare, most were written to an unnamed young man, commonly referred to as the Fair Youth. Here, Judi Dench's emotive readings of 14 sonnets are coupled with ethereal sequences; figures on seashores, by streams and in colourful gardens. The disruption of these magical scenes with images of barren and threatening landscapes echoes perfectly the celebration and torment of love explored in the sonnets. Shot on Super-8 before being transferred to 35mm film, the unique technical approach results in a striking aesthetic, with Coil's languorous soundtrack completing the intoxicating effect. - Actors:
- Paul Reynolds, Phillip Williamson, Dave Baby, Timothy Burke, Simon Costin, Christopher Hobbs, Philip McDonald, Toby Mott, Steve Randall, Robert Sharp, Tony Wood
- Directors:
- Derek Jarman
- Producers:
- James Mackay
- Voiced By:
- Judi Dench
- Writers:
- William Shakespeare
- Studio:
- BFI Video
- Genres:
- Drama, Lesbian & Gay
- Collections:
- A World of Difference: A History of Gay Cinema
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 02/04/2018
- Run Time:
- 80 minutes
- Languages:
- English LPCM Mono
- Subtitles:
- English Hard of Hearing
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Full Screen 1.33:1 / 4:3
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- Bonus:
- Jazz Calendar (1968)
- Sebastiane: A Work in Progress
- The Making of Sebastiane (1975)
- 3 of Jarman's Super 8 films
- 7 x newly recorded interviews
- 8 x archive interviews
- 3 x original UK trailers
- Audio commentary on Caravaggio
- Derek Jarman: The Films that Never Were
- 12 x image galleries
- And more
