Germany / Feb 15, 1985 / Berlin International Film Festival
Overall average
5.0/10
Videos
Plot
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.”
Genres
Drama
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | The Angelic Conversation |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English |
| Production countries | United Kingdom |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | BFI, Channel 4 Television |
| Release date | 28 febbraio 1987 |
| Production | James Mackay |
| Writer | William Shakespeare |
| Editing | Peter Cartwright, Cerith Wyn Evans, Tom Russell |
| Cinematography | Derek Jarman, James Mackay, Alistair Thain |
| Assistant directors | Derek Jarman |
| Camera operators | James Mackay, Derek Jarman, Alistair Thain |
| Additional photography | James Mackay, Derek Jarman, Alistair Thain |
Release dates
Premiere
United Kingdom / Aug 01, 1985 / Edinburgh Film Festival
Taiwan / May 28, 2026 / Taipei Literature Festival
Limited release
Poland / Jul 28, 2016 / New Horizons Film Festival
Taiwan / Nov 13, 2016 / Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival
Ireland / Aug 14, 2025 / PG / Irish Museum of Modern Art
Theatrical release
Japan / Feb 28, 1987
Physical media
Italy / Jan 07, 2004 / DVD
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