The Angelic Conversation

The Angelic Conversation is a lyrical haunting film about a young mans search for love in a dreamlike landscape Its tone is set by the juxtaposition of slow moving homoerotic images and opaque landscapes through which two men take a journey into their own desires Offscreen Dame Judi Dench recites a sequence of Shakespeares sonnets that counterpoint the action Jarman called it My most austere work but also the closest to my heart