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The Angelic Conversation (1985)

5.2/10 1h 18m Feb 15, 1985
Drama

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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Movie Details

Original Title The Angelic Conversation
Original Language EN
Status Released
Popularity 0.3

Cast

Judi Dench
Judi Dench
(voice)
Popularity: 1.5
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Paul Reynolds
Popularity: 0.1
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Philip Williamson
Popularity: 0.2
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Dave Baby
Popularity: 0.0
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Timothy Burke
Popularity: 0.1
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Simon Costin
Popularity: 0.1
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Christopher Hobbs
Popularity: 0.4
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Philip MacDonald
Popularity: 0.0
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Toby Mott
Popularity: 0.0
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Steve Randall
Popularity: 0.0
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Robert Sharp
Popularity: 0.0
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Tony Wood
Popularity: 0.0

Key Crew

Director Derek Jarman
Editor Peter Cartwright, Cerith Wyn Evans
Producer James Mackay

Production

BFI
GB
Channel 4 Television
GB

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Keywords

poetry homoeroticism lgbt gay theme erotic romance

Reviews from TMDB

CinemaSerf 6/10
May 30, 2022

Paul Reynolds and Philip Williamson reminded me of silent film actors in this really quite poignant tale of homosexual longing, lust and pure love all complemented by a Shakesperian narrative consisting of fourteen of his sonnets read, emotively and vibrantly, by Judi Dench. The imagery is often qui ... Read more

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Details
Release Date February 15, 1985
Runtime 1h 18m
Language EN
Status Released
Popularity 0.3
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