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Angel

2007 · 134 min

A lush, melancholic immersion into a dreamer's self-made world, watching her illusions collide with reality in a slow, poignant burn.

Directed by: François Ozon
Genres: Romance, Drama
Starring: Romola Garai, Sam Neill, Michael Fassbender

Tagline: A dreary city tenement provides backdrop to this tale of exclusion and the magic it takes to become accepted
Overview: Edwardian England. A precocious girl from a poor background with aspirations to being a novelist finds herself swept to fame and fortune when her tasteless romances hit the best seller lists. Her life changes in unexpected ways when she encounters an aristocratic brother and sister, both of whom have cultural ambitions, and both of whom fall in love with her.

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Directed by: François Ozon
Genres: Romance, Drama
Starring: Romola Garai, Sam Neill, Michael Fassbender

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Tone: melancholicstrength 3 of 3
romanticstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: identity
obsession
love
betrayal
grief
Places: single country house
big city
countryside
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	1
Horror	1
Humour	2
Realism	7
Romance	6
Tension	3
Darkness	6
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	7

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