It's a compelling work about loneliness and two ways of dealing with it.
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01/01/00
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.
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Reviews for The Dreamlife of Angels
We aren't just watching Isa and Marie endure the tiny triumphs and hardships of their lives; we're experiencing those ups and downs alongside them.
01/01/00
Top CriticZonca's lyrical cinema verite style magnifies the small tensions and flare-ups that can blow apart a friendship in the blink of an eye.
03/04/02
Allows the viewer to not only see, but experience the pain of these characters.
01/13/04
Just a bunch of uninteresting characters who spend their time co-existing in an uneasy friendship, smoking too much, and having sex with people who are even worse than them.
01/01/00
The movie understands what few American movies admit: Not everyone can afford the luxury of following their hearts.
01/01/00
Top CriticAn engrossing, occasionally revelatory experience.
01/01/00
At once an intriguing mix of naivete and world-weariness, Bouchez and Regnier make us care about two young women.
01/01/00
Remarkably well-acted and poignant.
01/01/00
Completely absorbing, almost rudely poignant.
01/01/00
Top CriticThere is an inspiring freshness to the film, even with the real-life pain and angst the characters endure.
01/01/00
There's not a single encounter in The Dreamlife of Angels that isn't vivid and emotionally full.
01/01/00
Top Criticfilm portraiture of rare intelligence and subtlety
01/01/00
A sensitive, straightforward film that thankfully avoids sentimentality but nevertheless leaves a visceral impact on its viewers.
01/01/00
As raw and immediate as it is heartfelt.
01/01/00
Top CriticNot overly bad, just not a lot going on in this sleepy melodrama.
01/01/00
Two unforgettable characters are revealed, and the truth resonates powerfully through their stories.
01/15/05
While that's not enough to make me go crazy over this one (like some people), it is enough for me to genuflect quite a bit in awe of good characters and good details done.
01/01/00
It mopes around most of the time with not much to say.
01/01/00
The dreamlife of Angels (La Vie rêvée des anges) is a story of capitalistic and sexual exploitation, rage, rebellion, and the search for meaning in everyday things.
03/07/01
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