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Angel

2001 · 115 min

A sombre, slow-burning French crime drama that follows a woman trying to outrun her past and the people who keep pulling her back.

Directed by
Miguel Courtois
Genres
Crime
Starring
Richard Berry, Elsa Zylberstein, Pascal Greggory
Overview
Léa is a strong person, but when she comes out of prison, she decides to get a fresh start. She would like to forget her cold and aloof father Vittorio Pastore, her young and irresponsible brother Samy for who she went in jail and the Zach's gang, the thug she used to love. But nothing elapses as she expected.

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Directed by
Miguel Courtois
Genres
Crime
Starring
Richard Berry, Elsa Zylberstein, Pascal Greggory
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • betrayal
  • family
  • redemption
  • isolation
  • crime
Places
  • big city
  • prison
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror2
Humour1
Realism8
Romance4
Tension6
Darkness7
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
crime
Directed by
Miguel Courtois
Written by
Olivier Douyère
Starring
Richard Berry, Elsa Zylberstein, Pascal Greggory, Bernard Le Coq, Virginie Lanoué, Vincent Martinez, Nicolas Silberg, Hélène Duc
Cinematography
Dominique Bouilleret
Runtime
115 min
Languages
French

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