Angel

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Angel

2007

1h 59m

Drama

Romance

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Penniless writer Angel Deverell meets wealthy publisher Théo, who becomes an avid champion of her work. The resulting series of explicit romance novels makes Deverell a celebrity — and catapults her into the upper echelons of English society. A self-made woman, Deverell marries struggling modernist painter Esmé and becomes his sole patron. But, as World War I fractures Europe, Deverell finds her marriage and career thrust into turmoil.

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An odd mix of period melo-drama and social satire, with lavish sets and costumes, but Angel never takes flight.

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Brian Tallerico

HollywoodChicago.com

Mar 19, 2009

A film that's a total mess, but in kind of a beautiful way.

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Derek Malcolm

London Evening Standard

Aug 29, 2008

2/5

Franois Ozon is a Gallic Michael Winterbottom, if not in style then at least in his determination to do something different every time. As with Winterbottom, sometimes the result is great and sometimes not.

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Anthony Quinn

Independent (UK)

Aug 29, 2008

3/5

The French director Franois Ozon has taken Elizabeth Taylor's beadily satiric novel and transformed it into a droll and somewhat disturbing fantasia on the creative temperament.

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Mike Edwards

What Culture

Apr 8, 2011

3/5

The sumptuous visuals make it eminently watchable.

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Jason Best

Movie Talk

Nov 19, 2010

Ozon films this saga with a straight face, but the overripe dialogue, dodgy back-projection and unrestrained acting all signal that he is smirking behind his hand.

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Rich Cline

Shadows on the Wall

Aug 29, 2008

3.5/5

With a surface like a trashy novel and the undercurrents of a social satire, Ozon's British period drama is a slightly odd mix, feeling both arch and astute at the same time.

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Claudio C

@Claudio666 May 29, 2026

Angel (2007) Melodramatic and Emotionless (12,476 – 29 May 2026 – Claudio Carvalho) In the beginning of the Twentieth Century, Angel Deverell (Romola Garai) is an arrogant teenager that does not read books but dreams of becoming a famous writer. Her mother (Jacqueline Tong) owns a grocery, and they belong to the low class in England. When she writes a novel and sends it to publisher Théo (Sam Neill), she becomes successful and wealthy. She hires her fan Nora (Lucy Russell) to be her assistant and when she meets her brother Esmé (Michael Fassbender), she falls for him, and this relationship destroys her. "Angel" (2007) is a melodramatic and emotionless film by François Ozon, with magnificent cinematography and costumes, and great names in the cast. However, the screenplay does not have plot point and the protagonist is a narcissist and arrogant woman, and the viewer does not feel attracted to her. My vote is six. Title (Brazil): "Angel"

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Vander A

@RT27493688 Sep 29, 2023

Utter balderdash. Who knew they made movies this bad unless this was supposed to be a parody. Painfully bad.

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Dec 19, 2021

This movie was so bad I don't even know where to start so I'll leave it at that.

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Apr 4, 2018

I watched the film because Michael Fassbender is one of my favourite actors and he doesn't fail. However, the rest of the film is terrible. The acting isn't good... in fact it's quite hard to watch. There is too much use of green screen, which is very obvious, (I know the films 10 years old now). The whole pace and speed of the film is very slow, I failed to become emotionally connected to the film.

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Sep 21, 2016

badly directed ,Michael fassbender was not able to be the great actor he is.

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Apr 10, 2015

Well, it is pretty to look at --- and a young Michael Fassbender only adds to the scenery.

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Synopsis

Penniless writer Angel Deverell meets wealthy publisher Théo, who becomes an avid champion of her work. The resulting series of explicit romance novels makes Deverell a celebrity — and catapults her into the upper echelons of English society. A self-made woman, Deverell marries struggling modernist painter Esmé and becomes his sole patron. But, as World War I fractures Europe, Deverell finds her marriage and career thrust into turmoil.

Director: François Ozon
Producer: Olivier Delbosc, Marc Missonnier
Screenwriter: François Ozon, Martin Crimp
Genre: Drama, Romance
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 28, 2017
Runtime: 1h 59m
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital

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