The Dreamlife of Angels

:

Overview

The Dreamlife of Angels
Critics' Rating:
read review
Avg. User Rating:
2 ratings
Your Rating:
write a review
R,1hr 53min
Genre:
Released:
April 2, 1999
Director:
Distributor:
Sony Pictures Classics
Synopsis: Elodie Bouchez and Natacha Regnier both won "Best Actress" honors at the 1998 Cannes Film Festival in this naturalistic drama about two women alienated from mainstream society. After a trio of short films, this is the feature directorial debut of 41-year-old French filmmaker Erick Zonca. With opening scenes reminiscent of Agnes Varda's Vagabond (1985), optimistic hobo Isa (Bouchez), with her life in her backpack, has a gritty existence on the road, going from one town to another through northern ... Full Synopsis
Critics' Reviews
42-year-old Erick Zonca first gained international success with this chronicle of a tenuous friendship between two young women in northern France. Élodie Bouchez and Natacha Régnier shared the Best Actress award at the 1998 Cannes Film Festival for their work as the two directionless girls, who find romance and meager work as the situations arise. Zonca uses the two characters as representatives of ... Full Review
advertisement