Angel-A (2005)

User Rating:

6.9/10   

Director:

Luc Besson

Writer:

Luc Besson (writer)

Release Date:

21 December 2005 (France)

Genre:

Comedy | Fantasy | Romance

Plot:

A beautiful woman helps an inept scam artist get his game together.

Plot Keywords:

Life | Seine | Paris | Money | Angel

Cast

Jamel Debbouze	...	André
Rie Rasmussen	...	Angel-A
Gilbert Melki	...	Franck
Serge Riaboukine	...	Pedro
Akim Chir	...	Le chef des malfrats
Eric Balliet	...	Garde du corps Franck
Loïc Pora	...	Le malfrat #2
Venus Boone	...	La mère d'Angela
Jérôme Guesdon	...	Le malfrat #3
Michel Bellot	...	Le planton US
Michel Chesneau	...	Le flic commissariat
Olivier Claverie	...	Le sécrétaire US
Solange Milhaud	...	La femme de Saint-Lazare
Laurent Jumeaucourt	...	Le dragueur
Franck-Olivier Bonnet	...	Le dernier client

Also Known As:

Alerte rouge (France) (working title)
Ангел-А (Russia) [ru]
Angel-A (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
Angel-A (Argentina) (festival title) [es]
Angel-A (Greece) [el]
Angel-A (Brazil) [pt]
Angel-A: O fylakas - angelos mou (Greece) (DVD title) [el]
Um Anjo da Guarda (Brazil) (festival title) [pt]

MPAA:

Rated R for language and some sexual content.

Runtime:

90 min

Country:

France

Language:

French | Spanish

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital EX | DTS-ES

Certification:

Switzerland:10 (canton of Vaud) | Switzerland:10 (canton of Geneva) | UK:15 | Finland:K-11 | Ireland:15A | USA:R | France:U | Germany:12 | Australia:M | Argentina:13 | Brazil:14

Filming Locations:

Montmartre, Paris 18, Paris, France

Company:

Europa Corp.

Movie Connections:

References Pulp Fiction (1994)

breathtaking

A beautiful, breathtakingly shot movie with a touching storyline. Besson often talks about his feminine side, and he is in full touch with it here. Those expecting another Nikita with lots of guns and car chases should look elsewhere. I'm sure they will find at least 10 other movies like that now in the multiplex, but nothing like this. Serious Besson fans will not be disappointed. Besson has filmed a Paris that is at the same time both beautiful and real. We see the beauty of Notre Dame, Parisian cafés, the city's bridges, but we also see its ugliness and the difficulty faced by those who do not fit the stereotype of what it means to be French. Anyone who has ever felt like a stranger in their own home will find a kindred spirit in Andre. It is a struggle to fit into a culture and a struggle to value one's self as a part of it.