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The Angelic Conversation [1985] [DVD]

Judi Dench , Derek Jarman    Parental Guidance   DVD
3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
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  • Actors: Judi Dench
  • Directors: Derek Jarman
  • Format: PAL
  • Language: English
  • Subtitles: English
  • Subtitles For The Hearing Impaired: English
  • Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Aspect Ratio: 4:3 - 1.33:1
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Classification: PG
  • Studio: Bfi
  • DVD Release Date: 29 Jan 2007
  • Run Time: 77 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B000LMPHDW
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 34,728 in Film & TV (See Top 100 in Film & TV)

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Product Description

A selection of Shakespeare sonnets are read by Judi Dench over music by Coil and tableaux images of landscapes and people.

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17 of 17 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars A beautiful dream brought to life 31 Oct 2009
Format:DVD
I saw this at the cinema on its original release, what a beautiful, dream-like film it is. Judi Dench is one of those rare actress's who can make the work of shakespeare come alive, it was listening to Judi Dench speak the sonnets in this film that finally helped me to make sense of the bard. A beautiful film made by a brilliant man, the great Derek Jarman. A fine example of his work.
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3.0 out of 5 stars Avant-Garde Shakespeare 25 Mar 2011
By Mrs. Jane Hawkes TOP 1000 REVIEWER VINE™ VOICE
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Derek Jarman at his typically edgy directing: there is a dreamy quality to the film, with its often surreal blend of music and (often) neo-brutalist imagery which does not sit well with the Shakespeare Sonnets (wonderfully read by Dame Judi Dench.)

This is my problem with the DVD: not enough Shakespeare! I suspect that means I'm not the art-film target audience Jarman had in mind, but I still feel that more of the juxtaposition between the sonnet reading representing the yearning torture of love and the visual imagery would have enhanced the experience. As it is, the filming often seems self-indulgent - which might, I suppose, be the point.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Experimental cinema at its best 5 Mar 2012
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I think this is a film to treasure. It has three elements that add up to a wonderful whole. The film-making excellence of Derek Jarman, the reading by Judi Dench and the music by Coil complement each other beautifully. I can see why another reviewer found a dissonance between the sonnets and the imagery but I found that a reading of the excellent booklet that comes with the DVD helps to understand how Jarman made the choices he did. There is mystery in the choice of some images but I think one comes to such films expecting to be challenged, to find the unexpected and at times inexplicable, and to be open to new ways of perceiving how the emotions, in this case love, are portrayed and expressed. It so happens that in this instance the love is between two men but it's depiction is beautiful; only a homophobe will find something objectionable here.
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