Comments on: The Angelic Conversation http://www.johncoulthart.com/feuilleton/2007/02/16/the-angelic-conversation/ • • • Being a journal by artist and designer John Coulthart, cataloguing interests, obsessions and passing enthusiasms. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 17:07:56 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: John http://www.johncoulthart.com/feuilleton/2007/02/16/the-angelic-conversation/comment-page-1/#comment-8754 John Sat, 17 Feb 2007 14:57:44 +0000 http://www.johncoulthart.com/feuilleton/?p=1490#comment-8754 Yes, Shadow is one of a number of films from the late 70s/early 80s that Jarman shot at very slow speed on a Super-8 camera with the image later transferred to 35mm, same as with parts of Angelic Conversation. They have a grainy, dreamlike quality which makes them more like moving paintings than films; for most filmgoers I'm sure they'd seem boring or pretentious or both. I say bollocks to the majority view, I love them. Shadow is one of the best as it features people engaged in strange primal rituals involving fire and mirrors and is famous for having a soundtrack by industrial noise-mongers Throbbing Gristle. Here's hoping the BFI gets round to releasing these shorter works at some point. Yes, Shadow is one of a number of films from the late 70s/early 80s that Jarman shot at very slow speed on a Super-8 camera with the image later transferred to 35mm, same as with parts of Angelic Conversation. They have a grainy, dreamlike quality which makes them more like moving paintings than films; for most filmgoers I’m sure they’d seem boring or pretentious or both. I say bollocks to the majority view, I love them.

Shadow is one of the best as it features people engaged in strange primal rituals involving fire and mirrors and is famous for having a soundtrack by industrial noise-mongers Throbbing Gristle. Here’s hoping the BFI gets round to releasing these shorter works at some point.

]]> By: Wiley http://www.johncoulthart.com/feuilleton/2007/02/16/the-angelic-conversation/comment-page-1/#comment-8745 Wiley Sat, 17 Feb 2007 14:36:30 +0000 http://www.johncoulthart.com/feuilleton/?p=1490#comment-8745 The first time I'd ever heard of Derek Jarman, was on some obscure comic artist's website and he raved about a move called 'In the Shadow of the Sun' , also by Derek Jarman I believe. When I initially looked for it I found few mentions of it elsewhere. I haven't checked on it for so long, but this roused my curiosity. Have you seen it by chance? The first time I’d ever heard of Derek Jarman, was on some obscure comic artist’s website and he raved about a move called ‘In the Shadow of the Sun’ , also by Derek Jarman I believe. When I initially looked for it I found few mentions of it elsewhere. I haven’t checked on it for so long, but this roused my curiosity. Have you seen it by chance?

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