The Angelic Conversation (1987)
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.”
Director: Derek Jarman
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Judi Dench as (voice) |
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Paul Reynolds as |
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Philip Williamson as |
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Dave Baby as |
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Timothy Burke as |
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Simon Costin as |
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Christopher Hobbs as |
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Philip MacDonald as |
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Toby Mott as |
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Steve Randall as |
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Robert Sharp as |
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Tony Wood as |
| Directing | Derek Jarman | Director |
| Writing | William Shakespeare | Author |
| Editing | Peter Cartwright | Editor |
| Editing | Cerith Wyn Evans | Editor |
| Production | James Mackay | Producer |
| Camera | Derek Jarman | Director of Photography |
| Camera | James Mackay | Additional Director of Photography |
| Sound | Adrian Fogarty | Sound Effects |
| Sound | John Balance | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Peter Christopherson | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Stephen Thrower | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Stuart Dolin | Production Manager |
| Production | Christopher Hughes | Production Assistant |
| Sound | Richard Anstead | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Peter Christopherson | Sound Editor |
| Camera | Alistair Thain | Still Photographer |
| Editing | Tom Russell | Colorist |