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The Dreamlife of Angels (1999)

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Reviews Counted:42

Fresh:39

Rotten:3

Average Rating:7.6/10

Consensus: Showcasing excellent lead performances, The Dreamlife of Angels is an intelligent, absorbing character study of two women.

Runtime: 1 hr 53 mins

Genre: Dramas

Synopsis: A powerful drama about two very different women who meet and befriend. Isa is an optimistic wanderer; Marie, a rebellious pessimist. Gradually, a close friendship forms and the two become... A powerful drama about two very different women who meet and befriend. Isa is an optimistic wanderer; Marie, a rebellious pessimist. Gradually, a close friendship forms and the two become roommates, but when Marie falls into a passionate affair with a cocky young man, the friendship deteriorates... with tragic results. An acting tour-de-force by Bouchez and Regnier. [More]

Starring: Elodie Bouchez, Natacha Regnier, Gregoire Colin

Starring: Elodie Bouchez, Natacha Regnier, Gregoire Colin

Director: Erick Zonca

Director: Erick Zonca
Screenwriter: Erick Zonca, Roger Bohbot

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Aug 24, 1999

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This slow-moving film would have been a sleeper-literally -- were it not for leads Bouchez and Régnier.

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01/01/00
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03/22/02
Globe and Mail
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07/30/03
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07/21/05
Houston Chronicle
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01/26/06
Time Out

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.

Full Review Source: Village Voice | comment Comment
01/01/00
Amy Taubin
Amy Taubin
Village Voice
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film portraiture of rare intelligence and subtlety

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01/01/00
Arthur Lazere
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03/26/09
Brendan Kelly
Brendan Kelly
Variety

Sad and thought provoking, and the performances of its leads make it well worth watching.

Full Review Source: Apollo Guide | comment Comment
01/01/00
Brian Webster
Brian Webster
Apollo Guide

There is an inspiring freshness to the film, even with the real-life pain and angst the characters endure.

Full Review Source: Jam! Movies | comment Comment
01/01/00
Bruce Kirkland
Bruce Kirkland
Jam! Movies

An engrossing, occasionally revelatory experience.

Full Review Source: Bryant Frazer's Deep Focus | comment Comment
01/01/00
Bryant Frazer
Bryant Frazer
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Heralds a humanist cinema that neither shortchanges our minds nor cheapens what's in our hearts.

Full Review Source: Salon.com | comment Comment
01/01/00
Charles Taylor
Charles Taylor
Salon.com

Not overly bad, just not a lot going on in this sleepy melodrama.

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01/01/00
Christopher Null
Christopher Null
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04/17/02
David Sterritt
David Sterritt
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Who finds in life what they dream?

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01/01/00
Dennis Schwartz
Dennis Schwartz
Ozus' World Movie Reviews

The two gifted young women [Bouchez and Regnier] are the best thing about this quirky drama of friendship and survival.

Full Review Source: Film Journal International | comment Comment
01/01/00
Doris Toumarkine
Doris Toumarkine
Film Journal International

[Bouchez and Regnier have] fleshed out portraits of a depth rarely seen on screen.

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01/01/00
Elizabeth Weitzman
Elizabeth Weitzman
Film.com

Zonca's lyrical cinema verite style magnifies the small tensions and flare-ups that can blow apart a friendship in the blink of an eye.

Full Review Source: Spirituality and Practice | comment Comment
03/04/02
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
Spirituality and Practice

At once an intriguing mix of naivete and world-weariness, Bouchez and Regnier make us care about two young women.

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01/01/00
G. Allen Johnson
G. Allen Johnson
San Francisco Examiner
 
 
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