Directed by Derek Jarman • 1985 • United Kingdom
Starring Judi Dench, Paul Reynolds, Phillip Williamson

“My most austere work, but also the closest to my heart.” So Derek Jarman described THE ANGELIC CONVERSATION, his lyrical celebration of gay desire set within the context of a series of Shakespearean sonnets. Ethereal Super 8 images slowed to a magical, meditative pace follow the love affair between two men, as Judi Dench provides a soothing presence with her narration of fourteen sonnets. Polished off with dreamlike music by Coil, Jarman’s film is an intoxicating paean to queer love.