Movie

The Angel

1982 · 66 min

A hypnotic, dreamlike climb through distorted spaces that rewards patience with strange, luminous visions.

Overview: The climbing of an immense staircase made up of the most varied stairs. Symbolic scenes occur on different levels where characters seem to be prisoners of their deeds and of their own folly. The steep staircase leads little by little towards the zones of great light where human beings and nonhuman beings meet.
How it feels: Eerie, bleak, melancholic and whimsical. Slow-burning and demanding.
About: Identity, isolation, faith, obsession
Content: Mild violence and sexual content. No gore or swearing.
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Tone: eeriestrength 3 of 3
bleakstrength 2 of 3
whimsicalstrength 1 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: identity
isolation
faith
obsession
art
Places: fantasy world
Era: timeless
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
animated
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence mild
Sex mild