Engelchen (1996)

User Rating:

6.7/10   

Director:

Helke Misselwitz

Writer:

Helke Misselwitz (writer)

Release Date:

4 September 1997 (Netherlands)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

Ramona lives her lonely life in Berlin working in a lipstick factory. One day she accidentally runs into Andrzei...

Awards:

4 wins & 4 nominations

Cast

Susanne Lothar	...	Ramona Schneider
Cezary Pazura	...	Andrzej
Sophie Rois	...	Mutter
Herbert Fritsch	...	Vater Klaus
Kathrin Angerer	...	Lucie
Luise Wolfram	...	Maria
Ben Becker	...	Lucies Freund
Barbara Dittus	...	Frau in der U-Bahn
Ulrich Mühe	...	Kommissar
Heidemarie Schneider	...	Ärztin
Helga Paris	...	Frau des Fotogarfen
Christine Harbort	...	Wirtin
Udo Kroschwald	...	1. Vergewaltiger
Hans-Dieter Brückner	...	2. Vergewaltiger
Lars Rudolph	...	1. Penner

Also Known As:

Little Angel

Runtime:

88 min

Country:

Germany

Language:

German

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Certification:

Germany:12 (f) | Argentina:16 | Chile:18

Filming Locations:

Berlin, Germany

Company:

Thomas Wilkening Filmgesellschaft

A German movie with interesting characters (no joke...)

This is a small, uneven movie, but the characters are well drawn, something so rare in German movies. Ramona, Andrzej and Lucy were all fascinating in very different ways. Susanne Lothar was truly excellent, and played Ramona with truth and sensitivity when few other actresses could have resisted the temptation to froth at the mouth and make a big show of gnawing the wallpaper. I'd seen her the day before in "Funny Games" and that finely drawn performance made this one even more special. The direction here is full of heart, with a real understanding of loneliness throughout. Occasionally it drifts into the realm of the "deliberately lyrical" to the detriment of its essential story, but one comes away remembering the things I sense the director would have wanted the audience to take away from it.