The Angelic Conversation (1985)
Directed by Derek Jarman · Cinematography by Derek Jarman
77 min34 frames
Drama
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What is The Angelic Conversation about?
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.”
The Angelic Conversation is a 1985 arthouse drama film directed by Derek Jarman. Its tone is set by the juxtaposition of slow-moving photographic images and Shakespeare's sonnets read by Judi Dench. The film consists primarily of homoerotic images and opaque landscapes through which two men take a journey into their desires. The film is shot on Super-8, then transferred into 35mm film.
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Where can you watch The Angelic Conversation?
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Who stars in The Angelic Conversation?
Judi Denchas (voice)- Paul Reynolds
- Philip Williamson
Who made The Angelic Conversation?
What does the cinematography of The Angelic Conversation look like?
Sampled across 34 frames, the coverage of The Angelic Conversation leans on close-ups and medium shots. Cinematographer Derek Jarman keeps much of it in hard-edged, low-key light. Night and dusk account for much of the film. Vintage glass shapes the frame, over a texture recalling 8mm. Focus stays shallow in most of the frames, isolating subjects from their surroundings.
What is the color palette of The Angelic Conversation?
The dominant colors across the sampled frames of The Angelic Conversation (1985) are #12100e, #372f27, #221912, #46392b, #504732, #f4f3ea — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.
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