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The Angelic Conversation (1985)

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Release Date: Feb 28, 1987 Limited

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Through a symbolic visual language that may be misunderstood by some, director and writer Derek Jarman has created an experimental film that at first appears to be the internal fantasy of one man. In reality, the story is about the love between two gay men (portrayed by Paul Reynolds and Philip Williamson), seen against a backdrop of bleak industrial cityscapes or abstract landscapes. The sound of a ticking clock, and the voiceover of 14 Shakespearean sonnets add poignancy and a sense of the

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Derek Jarman is certainly not for everyones taste and to be honest i quite don't get it why he is so popular in art house circles. The Angelic Conversation is at times like a parody of a so called art film. Grainy footage about men carrying heavy objects and Judi Dench reading William Shakespeare's sonnets in the background is something that just becomes tiresome very quickly. It is possible that there is some kind of a n extra layer here or hidden meaning in it, but whatever it is i just did not see it.
The Angelic Conversation would be more home as a video installation in some art-exhibition, but as a feature film it is just frustrating experience to sit through. I honestly think that this is just quite rubbish film.
November 19, 2012
emilkakko

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I think everyone can agree that Judi Dench is one of about five actors who can make reading the dictionary exciting. So, it's amazing to hear her read some of Shakespeare's sonnets in Derek Jarman's film "The Angelic Conversation." Sadly, that's the sole highlight in a movie definitely lacking in coherency about the struggle of two men(Paul Reynolds and Phillip Williamson) trying to find each other in a cruel and harsh world, guarded over by radar towers. The symbolism is interesting but it just goes to prove that you need more than love to keep a movie going.
January 22, 2010
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