POETRY FILM: The Angelic Conversation Shakespearean Sonnets
This film is part of the Fim Society of Lincoln Center's series: The Bard Goes Global: Shakespeare on the International Screen. Looks interesting only available on Amazon on VHS.
The Angelic Conversation
Director: Derek Jarman, Country: United Kingdom, Release: 1985, Runtime: 81
Described by the director as “a dream world, a world of magic and ritual, yet there are images there of the burning cars and radar systems, which remind you there is a price to be paid in order to gain this dream in the face of a world of violence,” this powerful examination of love and desire balances 14 Shakespearean sonnets (read by Judi Dench) with often astonishing tableaux that evoke everything from classic friezes to contemporary performance art. The project was shot on Super-8 then transferred to 35mm, giving each image a haunting effect, like paintings suddenly animating into life.
The Angelic Conversation
Director: Derek Jarman, Country: United Kingdom, Release: 1985, Runtime: 81
Described by the director as “a dream world, a world of magic and ritual, yet there are images there of the burning cars and radar systems, which remind you there is a price to be paid in order to gain this dream in the face of a world of violence,” this powerful examination of love and desire balances 14 Shakespearean sonnets (read by Judi Dench) with often astonishing tableaux that evoke everything from classic friezes to contemporary performance art. The project was shot on Super-8 then transferred to 35mm, giving each image a haunting effect, like paintings suddenly animating into life.
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