Fresh
Ozon's film plays a difficult hand, never settling for all-out high kitsch or straight melodrama. One of the year's most charming failures.
David Jenkins, Time Out
Angel
A dreary city tenement provides backdrop to this tale of exclusion and the magic it takes to become accepted
2007 · 2h 14m · Not Rated
Drama, Romance
Directed by
François Ozon
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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.
Director and cast
- François Ozon Director
- Romola Garai as Angel
- Sam Neill as Théo
- Michael Fassbender as Esmé
- Lucy Russell as Nora Howe-Nevinson
- Charlotte Rampling as Hermione
- Jacqueline Tong as Mother Deverell
- Janine Duvitski as Aunt Lottie
- Christopher Benjamin as Lord Norley
- Jemma Powell as Angelica
- Simon Woods as Clive Fennelly
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