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Angel

sam neill , romola garai , francois ozon    Universal, suitable for all   DVD
3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (20 customer reviews)
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  • Actors: sam neill, romola garai
  • Directors: francois ozon
  • Format: PAL
  • Language: Italian, English
  • Subtitles: Italian
  • Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9 - 1.85:1
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Classification: U
  • Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (20 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B001K90PVY

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In una tranquilla cittadina inglese dei primi del novecento, la giovane Angel Deverell sogna una vita diversa. Suo padre è venuto a mancare quando era ancora piccola, la madre gestisce una piccola drogheria e la scuola è solo una noiosa costrizione: oltre che spiare dal cancello di Paradise House, la villa sfarzosa dove vive la famiglia più ricca della città, l'unico passatempo di Angel è la scrittura, in cui riversa la sua fervida immaginazione e quell'aspirazione al successo e all'amore che non sembra darle tregua. Quando l'editore londinese Théo Gilbright decide di pubblicarle un romanzo, la ragazza vede spalancarsi davanti a sé la vita che ha sempre desiderato: il pubblico le tributa da subito un grande successo e, malgrado il suo carattere testardo e capriccioso, anche l'alta società inglese decide di accoglierla a braccia aperte, folgorata dal fascino di una scrittrice tanto giovane e avvenente.

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39 of 42 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars Why was this film overlooked? 26 April 2009
Format:DVD
I have read a lot of negative reviews of this film and came to it not expecting a lot. I am now clueless as to why it didn't receive greater acclaim and a wider release. I loved it. It is a fabulously inventive film with superb performances. The film works on so many levels. What's not to like? I love costume dramas, particularly when a director takes the genre and subverts it. Admittedly, the beginning is a little disconcerting and only just manages to stay this side of parody but once the narrative is in its stride you "get" what Francois Ozon is doing - and you don't need to be a student of film to enjoy it either.

The film is also not simply an exercise in style. It is a great story that resonates with today's celebrity culture. Central to the film is a superlative performance from Romola Garai (surely the most naturally gifted young British currently working in film? Why was this performance overlooked in our awards season?) It is impossible to like Angel Deverell but we do understand her. To her credit, Garai does not attempt to make her likeable. In addition, Michael Fassbender and Lucy Russell are terrific; Sam Neill and Charlotte Rampling their usual classy selves.

Just one note of caution. Maybe this is a woman's or young woman's picture? Judge for yourself and see it.
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13 of 15 people found the following review helpful
By E. A Solinas HALL OF FAME TOP 500 REVIEWER
Format:DVD
G.K. Chesterton once said that, "A good novel tells us the truth about its hero; but a bad novel tells us the truth about its author."

He could have been talking about Angel Deverill, the sentimental young novelist in the middle of "Angel." This colorful, lush little movie is based on a novel by Elizabeth Taylor (no, not THAT Elizabeth Taylor), and Romola Garai brilliantly brings to life a protagonist who is swamped by her own imagination... until reality intrudes.

As a teenage girl in a dumpy little town, Angel Deverill (Garai) dreamed of becoming a famous, wealthy authoress. In time her sentimental, dramatic novels become huge bestsellers, and soon Angel is living the life she's always dreamed of -- a vast mansion, a luxurious life, and a neverending spring of melodramatic ideas.

Soon her real life becomes almost as dramatic as her fantasy life, especially when she falls in love with an impoverished painter named Esme (Michael Fassbender). But when Angel is confronted by death, marriage, war and the loss of her loved ones, she discovers that a dramatic life can also be the worst kind....

Rich ballrooms, sumptuous mansions, dramatic confessions of love, and endless swathes of gold, velvet and marble -- "Angel" is a luscious playground for the senses. For the first half, it seems like Angel is living out one of her own novels, but gradually a darker tone starts to creep into the story (such as when Esme tries to rape Angel).

And François Ozon has fun with the more ironic moments, mainly by pushing them over the top -- Angel and Esme's first kiss is set in a rainstorm, against a sunset AND with a rainbow overhead, and Angel greets Nora while posing in front of a harp in a flowing bright-pink gown. It's both amusing and heartbreaking to see Angel building up an iridescent bubble of make-believe to live in, only to have it popped by the real world.

Angel is not a heroine, really -- it doesn't take long for us to find out she's immature, selfish and insensitive, and a compulsive liar who constantly embroiders her mundane past. So it's a credit to Garai's talent that she actually makes us like Angel most of the time, putting her limpid eyes and trembly mouth to perfect use. And as her life falls apart, it's painful to see this child-woman being hammered by reality until she shatters.

Fassbender is as excellent but much darker, as we see the moody Esme moving from an edgy young painter into a self-destructive shell of his former self. And Lucy Russell has a good role as the devoted fan who gets to work for her favorite author, only to be subsumed into her life.

"Angel" is a tragic, dramatic, irony-soaked little story with a clueless anti-heroine -- but for Romola Garai's finest role, definitely a must-see.
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14 of 17 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
I hate it. I love it. I can't make up my mind about "Angel" - the movie of the passionate, naive, obnoxious, ambitious egoiste Angel, who lives with her mother above a grocery and writes romantic novels. She has always dreamed of living at Paradise house and after she is published to buys the house - and everything that goes with an eccentric life style.

Towards the end of the movie, Angel's loyal companion speaks of writing a biography about Angel and muses as to write about Angel in reality or in her fantasy world. A whirlwind world of big emotions, passion, lushious everything.

In truth, Angel is a character that the viewer loves and hates. I admire her persistense even when she is ruthless. The story in itself is banal as has a certain Barbara Cartland flair, but that is the life Angel plunges into willingly. The movie itself uses superficial effects as a movie playing behind the characters to allude Greece and Egypt, but I find the entire picture complete. Today, we would call Angel a Barbie girl, but in the Victorian era she is Angel with over-the-top hand gestures and a naivety that makes me smile.

Louise
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4.0 out of 5 stars Angel dvd
As an avid viewer of period dramas I loved this, the whole film was beautifully created by the artistic team, and the story lines and garment reproduction was wonderful. Read more
Published 22 hours ago by Mrs. L. Coker
4.0 out of 5 stars Angel - Love it? Not sure
I would watch anything with Michael Fassbender in, so I watched Angel with trepidation, not knowing whether I would like this or not. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Lady A
1.0 out of 5 stars Appalling
To say I was disappointed is an underestimation, Romola Garai and Fassbender have played many a good role but this was embarrassing and a total waste of money. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Lynneth
2.0 out of 5 stars A waste of many talents
Romola Garai is a multi-talented and very under-rated actress but is wasted in this costume drama. The storyline is dull and predictable and, despite the sumptuous costumes and... Read more
Published 3 months ago by Nicodemus Chapel
4.0 out of 5 stars Enjoyable
I bought this mainly for Romola Garai as I have found her performances excellent. This is an interesting, curious story.
Published 4 months ago by ms r dicker
5.0 out of 5 stars A wonderful tribute to films of yesteryear.
I actually cannot describe how wonderful this film is. I can see how it would split opinions, as if you are looking for something serious and earnest and modern, then Angel would... Read more
Published 8 months ago by Miss Karen L. Mason
4.0 out of 5 stars Irritating lead excellent support
From the outset I found the character of 'Angel' somewhat troublesome. A precocious child with delusions of genius, she was rude to her long suffering mother (the excellent... Read more
Published 8 months ago by Mrs Pisaroni
4.0 out of 5 stars Ozon amazes again
Francois Ozon has turned his hand to a wide range of genres but somehow he always taps into the same ironic feel which plays on the illusion that is at the heart of cinema. Read more
Published 12 months ago by schumann_bg
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent
I really enjoyed this film and the extras on the DVD. The performances are all first class. Romola Garai has a whale of a time in the leading role. Read more
Published 15 months ago by drew_m
5.0 out of 5 stars Angel
I am a big lover of period drama's, can't get enough of them, and I absolutely loved Angel. She was quite annoying at times but in the end my heart went out to her as she gradually... Read more
Published 20 months ago by Kathleen Betts
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