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Angel Baby (1995)Two schizophrenics meet during therapy and fall passionately in love. Ahead of them lies the inevitable road to disaster...one they share to the end. Director:Michael RymerWriter:Michael Rymer |
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Title: Angel Baby (1995)
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Harry
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Kate
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Morris Goodman
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Louise Goodman
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Sam Goodman
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Dr. Norberg
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Dave
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Rowan
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Frank
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Dr. Singani
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Heather Bolton | ... |
Housing Agent
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Samuel Johnson | ... |
Check-Out Cashier
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Lesley Baker | ... |
Rose
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Two schizophrenics meet during therapy and fall passionately in love. Ahead of them lies the inevitable road to disaster...one they share to the end. Written by <hbenjami@enternet.com.au>
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An extraordinary story of love's transcendant power.Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated R for strong sexuality, language and a traumatic childbirth | See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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Country:
AustraliaLanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
24 January 1997 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Enkelin lapsi See more »Filming Locations:
Melbourne, Victoria, AustraliaCompany Credits
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Astral Films, Australian Film Commission, The, Australian Film Finance Corporation (AFFC) See more »
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When I first saw this film, I felt torn apart by the complexity of love. In particular, the love that exists between the lead characters. It is hard enough in the "real world" for people to have a love without the interference of others.
In this film, the love story is exceptional. The two people have schizophrenia, an illness not of split personality, but of hallucinations that don't exist & voices that are heard but have no face.
So, under all this still lies the human need for love. And these two people find it. Pure & simplified. Until things start to go wrong again.
The challenges that faced the lead actors was to make believable both their love story & their illness. In particular, Jacqueline McKenzie is an amazing & articulate actor & remains true to her character's situation & beliefs throughout the film.
I decided to make a point of mentioning the film for it's true portrayal of a greatly misunderstood & yet common illness. For all the films about cancer, alcoholism & other illnesses, mental illnesses are still generally misunderstood & ignorantly ill-portrayed. Previous to "A Beautiful Mind", this is one of the films that portrays this illness both realistically beautifully, and for those reasons alone it can help people to understand more about an illness that most probably affects someone you know.