Angel
Angel, also known as the Real Life of Angel Deverell, is a 2007 British romantic drama film directed by François Ozon. It is based on the 1957 novel of the same name by Elizabeth Taylor, about the short life of a passionate young woman in Edwardian England for whom the fake world of the pulpy novels she writes replaces reality. The protagonist was portrayed by Romola Garai; other characters were played by Sam Neill, Michael Fassbender and Charlotte Rampling.
Plot
At age 17 the fatherless Angel Deverell is a misfit, living above her mother's grocery shop and writing overblown novels of impossible romance. A London publisher agrees to take one of her works, which proves a success, and others follow. The money allows her to buy "Paradise", a grand country house, and play at the life of an aristocrat.
Cast
- Alison Pargeter
- Charlotte Rampling
- Christopher Benjamin
- Cinsyla Key
- Edward MacLiam
- Geoffrey Streatfeild
- Jacqueline Tong
- Janine Duvitski
- Jemma Powell
- John Rowe
- Lucy Russell
- Michael Fassbender
- Roland Javornik
- Romola Garai
- Rosanna Lavelle
- Ruth England
- Sam Neill
- Simon Woods
- Teresa Churcher
- Tom Georgeson
- Una Stubbs
More details
| author | Elizabeth Taylor François Ozon Martin Crimp |
|---|---|
| contentLocation | England |
| director | François Ozon |
| editor | Muriel Breton |
| genre | drama |
| keywords | baby country house fantasy life little boy lose world war write |
| musicBy | Philippe Rombi |
| producer | Marc Missonnier Olivier Delbosc |
| productionCompany | Fidélité Films Poisson Rouge Pictures Scope Pictures |
| publisher | Lionsgate UK Wild Bunch |
| theme | romantic drama |