The Angelic Conversation

Directed by Derek Jarman

A man seeks his heart's desire while reciting Shakespeare's sonnets in a journey of purification.
The Angelic Conversation is Derek Jarman at his most dreamlike: slow-motion images of male love unfold beneath Judi Dench’s reading of Shakespeare’s sonnets. Viewers looking for narrative may find it frustrating, but as a visual poem about desire, tenderness and danger it has a hypnotic beauty that feels deeply personal to Jarman’s work.

The Angelic Conversation

Directed by Derek Jarman

A man seeks his heart's desire while reciting Shakespeare's sonnets in a journey of purification.

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The Angelic Conversation is Derek Jarman at his most dreamlike: slow-motion images of male love unfold beneath Judi Dench’s reading of Shakespeare’s sonnets. Viewers looking for narrative may find it frustrating, but as a visual poem about desire, tenderness and danger it has a hypnotic beauty that feels deeply personal to Jarman’s work.