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Angel Face

2018 · 120 min

A raw, quietly devastating portrait of a child navigating her mother's instability, carried by naturalistic performances and a lingering sense of unease.

Directed by: Vanessa Filho
Genres: Drama
Starring: Marion Cotillard, Ayline Etaix, Alban Lenoir

Overview: 8-year-old Elli and her mother, Marlène, live in a small town by the French Riviera where they act out to relieve boredom and hide from social services. When Marlène caves in to yet another night of excess, she chooses to leave Elli behind for a man she just met. The young child must confront her mother's demons in order to get her back.

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Directed by: Vanessa Filho
Genres: Drama
Starring: Marion Cotillard, Ayline Etaix, Alban Lenoir

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Tone: melancholicstrength 3 of 3
bleakstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: addiction
parenthood
family
coming-of-age
isolation
Places: small town
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Action	1
Horror	1
Humour	2
Realism	8
Romance	2
Tension	6
Darkness	7
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	8

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Genres: drama
Directed by: Vanessa Filho
Written by: François Pirot, Vanessa Filho, Diastème
Starring: Marion Cotillard, Ayline Etaix, Alban Lenoir, Amélie Daure, Stéphane Rideau, Mario Magalhaes, Joël Boudjelta, Stefano Cassetti
Music: Audrey Ismaël, Olivier Coursier
Cinematography: Guillaume Schiffman
Runtime: 120 min
Country: France
Languages: French

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