The Dreamlife of Angels
Drama
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1998
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Isa and Marie bond while working in a French sweatshop and soon begin sharing an apartment that Marie is watching for a hospitalized mother and daughter. Marie, hoping to avoid a life of struggle and poverty, takes up with Chriss, a nightclub owner whose most attractive asset is his money. Isa recognizes the ultimate futility of the relationship and tries to keep Marie away from him, but her interference puts their friendship at risk.
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Runtime:
113 min
Release date:
16 Oct 1998
Country:
FR
Languages:
French
Budget:
$500,000
Revenue:
$0
Awards:
16 wins & 16 nominations total
Top Critics Reviews
fresh:
Frank, intimate, touching, with an emotional immediacy that is killing.
– Kenneth Turan,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Feb 2001
fresh:
There's not a single encounter in The Dreamlife of Angels that isn't vivid and emotionally full.
– Mick LaSalle,
San Francisco Chronicle,
1 Jan 2000
fresh:
Completely absorbing, almost rudely poignant.
– Stanley Kauffmann,
The New Republic,
1 Jan 2000
fresh:
As raw and immediate as it is heartfelt.
– Janet Maslin,
New York Times,
1 Jan 2000
fresh:
It's so graceful and intelligent and complicated in its depiction of human interaction that it takes the notion of a remarkably assured directorial debut to a new level.
– Amy Taubin,
Village Voice,
1 Jan 2000