
Angel by François Ozon
FRA/BEL/GBR 2007, Competition

Angel by François Ozon
FRA/BEL/GBR 2007, Competition

Angel by François Ozon
FRA/BEL/GBR 2007, Competition

Angel by François Ozon
FRA/BEL/GBR 2007, Competition
François Ozon's film is based on a novel published in 1957 by British writer Elizabeth Taylor (1912-1975). Ozon encountered "Angel" about five years ago: "I sensed immediately that a screen adaptation of the book would provide me with an opportunity to deal with an entire romantic universe; it would also give me a pretext to create a broadly sweeping epic in the style of melodramas of the 30s and 40s, revolving around the rise and fall of a flamboyant personality. And then I fell in love with the character of Angel, who I found amusing, fascinating and finally, deeply touching. In the book, the protagonist often appears grotesque; Elizabeth Taylor's treatment of Angel - her writing and her behaviour - is very ironic. I didn't think it possible to follow a figure in such a negative light for two hours; it is important to be charmed by her as well. Scarlett O'Hara immediately sprung to mind, a figure who, as the English say, you love and hate at the same time.
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Michael Fassbender
Angel · Competition · Feb 17, 2007
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Sam Neill
Angel · Competition · Feb 17, 2007
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François Ozon
Angel · Competition · Feb 17, 2007
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Romola Garai
Angel · Competition · Feb 17, 2007
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Lucy Russell
Angel · Competition · Feb 17, 2007
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François Ozon, Romola Garai, Sam Neill, Charlotte Rampling, Lucy Russell, Michael Fassbender
Angel
Competition · Press Conference · Feb 17, 2007
François Ozon, Romola Garai, Sam Neill, Charlotte Rampling, Lucy Russell, Michael Fassbender
Angel
Competition · Red Carpet · Feb 17, 2007