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The Angelic Conversation

  • 19851985
  • Not RatedNot Rated
  • 1h 17m
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6.1/10
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The Angelic Conversation (1985)
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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 el... Read allAn 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... Read allAn 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 i... Read all
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  • Director
    • Derek Jarman
  • Writer
    • William Shakespeare(sonnets)
  • Stars
    • Paul Reynolds
    • Phillip Williamson
    • Judi Dench(voice)
  • Director
    • Derek Jarman
  • Writer
    • William Shakespeare(sonnets)
  • Stars
    • Paul Reynolds
    • Phillip Williamson
    • Judi Dench(voice)
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    • 6User reviews
    • 11Critic reviews
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    Paul Reynolds
    Phillip Williamson
    Judi Dench
    Judi Dench
    • Shakespeare's Sonnets read by
    • (voice)
    Dave Baby
    Timothy Burke
    Simon Costin
    Christopher Hobbs
    Philip McDonald
      Toby Mott
      Steve Randall
      Robert Sharp
      Tony Wood
      • Director
        • Derek Jarman
      • Writer
        • William Shakespeare(sonnets)
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      User reviews6

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      2/10
      Kitsch
      Ten minutes' worth of voyeuristic amateur video stretched out (playback set to frame-by-frame) into an hour of pretentious gay artsiness. Shakespeare recited to give 'depth' to the platitude - (in a woman's voice - oh, creativity!). Coil's accompanying sounds are the reason why the word 'bombastic' was invented. Just don't think I'm a gay-hater (far from that) - I simply cannot stand this kind of indulgent schmaltz. Love between men equal with gazing upon each other's phiz while fanning? Give me a break. Just imagine this without the oh so cute protagonists: two middle aged, hairy men gone awry staring into the sun, drifting in the water, then decorating each other with pearls. You may like this, but it still remains a lazy kitsch, sorry.
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      Details

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      • Release date
        • February 28, 1987 (Japan)
      • Country of origin
        • United Kingdom
      • Language
        • English
      • Also known as
        • Masum Sohbet
      • Filming locations
        • Montacute House, Montacute, Somerset, England, UK
      • Production companies
        • Channel Four Films
        • British Film Institute (BFI)
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      • Budget
        • £35,000 (estimated)
      • Gross worldwide
        • $205
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      • Runtime
        1 hour 17 minutes
      • Color
        • Black and White
        • Color
      • Sound mix
        • Stereo
      • Aspect ratio
        • 1.37 : 1

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