L'Ange noir
| L'ange noir | |
|---|---|
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| Directed by | Jean-Claude Brisseau |
| Written by | Jean-Claude Brisseau |
| Starring | Sylvie Vartan Michel Piccoli Tchéky Karyo |
Release date | 1994 |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
L'ange Noir (English: The Black Angel) is a French drama film directed and written by Jean-Claude Brisseau.
Plot
A woman Stephane, kills a man, the legendary gangster Wadek, and falsely accuses him of trying to attack her, with the help of her maid.
Her magistrate husband arranges for a top lawyer, Paul, to defend her. Paul starts looking into her past and discovers Stephane was once a prostitute who appeared in pornographic films and had an affair with Wadek. Paul falls in love with Stephane.
Production
The film was heavily influenced by other movies, including The Paradine Case (1948), Vertigo (1958) and The Letter (1940).[1]
Reception
The film was poorly received critically and commercially.[1]
References
- ^ a b "Anti-Social Realism: Jean-Claude Brisseau" By Frédéric Bonnaud, Film Comment accessed 19 December 2014
External links
- L'Ange noir at IMDb
