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ANGEL-A follows self-described liar and shady businessman Andre (Jamel Debbouze), who is down on his luck and owes Parisian gangsters money. In a desperate and weak state, Andre finds himself on the edge of one of the City of Light's majestic bridges, ready to plunge into the river below. After one last look around him, he .. Read more
| Starring | Serge Riaboukine, Jamel Debbouze, Gilbert Melki, Rie Rasmussen |
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| Director | Luc Besson |
| Genres | Drama, World Cinema |
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ANGEL-A follows self-described liar and shady businessman Andre (Jamel Debbouze), who is down on his luck and owes Parisian gangsters money. In a desperate and weak state, Andre finds himself on the edge of one of the City of Light's majestic bridges, ready to plunge into the river below. After one last look around him, he catches sight of a statuesque blonde woman, tears streaking down her gorgeous face, also standing on the ledge just a few feet away. She makes Andre forget about his problems for a moment, and he pleads with her not to jump. She does anyway, and he goes in after her, dragging her to safety. The damsel-in-distress, Angela (Rie Rasmussen), insists on hanging around Andre, doing whatever he tells her, as a way to pay him back for saving her life. Finding it hard to say no to her, and resisting her mesmerizing beauty, he recruits her, somewhat begrudgingly, to help him figure out how to settle his debts. What Andre soon discovers is that meeting Angela was no accident, and that they both need saving, not just from death, but also from themselves.
ANGEL-A boasts entertaining performances by Debbouze as the scrappy and quick-tempered Andre and Rasmussen as the optimistic and unassumingly wise and playful Angela. The unlikely pair sparkle onscreen together. ANGEL-A is beautifully filmed, with the black-and-white cinematography capturing all that is engaging and romantic about Paris.
| Starring | Serge Riaboukine, Jamel Debbouze, Gilbert Melki, Rie Rasmussen |
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| Director | Luc Besson |
| Studio | ELEVATION |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 27 mins Blu-ray: 1 hr 31 mins LOVEFiLM Instant: 1 hr 27 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Genres | Drama, World Cinema |
| Language | DVD: French Blu-ray: French LOVEFiLM Instant: French |
| Subtitles | DVD: English Blu-ray: English LOVEFiLM Instant: English |
| Released | Production year: 2005 To Watch Online: LOVEFiLM Instant: 31 Dec 2011 To Rent: DVD: 29 Jan 2007 Blu-ray: 14 Sep 2009 |
| Watch now | Included in all packages with LOVEFiLM Instant. Subscribe. |
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Don't read this unless you are happy to know the ending
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Good, but not a classic
The vast majority of this film is very enjoyable, from the build-up to the character development (although there's a 'reveal' in this that I feel ... read more »
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Those legs were not long enough, I suppose
Angel-A is a complex absurdity. Complex in the sense that a very simple premise, Angel is sent to earth to heavenly redeem poor soul, is entangled, confused, ... read more »
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Parisien Romance
Charming film,manages to be gentle and funny despite the sex and violence-Luc Besson seems to excel at this.
The story reminds me of 'It's a ... read more »