The Angelic Conversation (1985)
An unseen woman recites Shakespeare's sonnets - fourteen in all - as a man wordlessly seeks his heart's desire. The photography is stop-motion, the music is ethereal, the scenery is often elemental: boulders and smaller rocks, the sea, smoke or fog, and a garden. The man is on an odyssey following his love. But he must first, as the sonnet says, know what conscience is. So, before he can be united with his love, he must purify himself. He does so, bathing a tattooed figure (an angel, perhaps) and humbling himself in front of this being. He also prepares himself with water and through his journey and his meditations. Finally, he is united with his fair friend.
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Earliest Release DateJune 28, 2008
(South Korea)
Running Time1 hr 17 min
GenresDrama
Romance
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| Filmmakers | Role |
|---|---|
| Derek Jarman | Director |
| William Shakespeare | Writer |
| James Mackay | Producer |
| John Balance | Composer |
| Peter Christopherson | Composer |
| Stephen Thrower | Composer |
| Derek Jarman | Cinematographer |
| James Mackay | Cinematographer |
| Peter Cartwright | Editor |
| Cerith Wyn Evans | Editor |
| Cast | Role |
|---|---|
| Paul Reynolds | |
| Phillip Williamson | |
| Judi Dench | |
| Dave Baby |
