La vie rêvée des anges (1998)

Director:

Erick Zonca

Writers:

Erick Zonca (writer) &
Roger Bohbot (writer) ...

Release Date:

9 September 1998 (Belgium)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

In Lille, two penniless young women with few prospects become friends. Isa moves in with Marie, who's...

Plot Keywords:

Hospital | Coma | Friendship | Dream | Lille

Awards:

16 wins & 11 nominations

Cast

Élodie Bouchez	...	Isabelle 'Isa' Tostin
Natacha Régnier	...	Marie Thomas
Grégoire Colin	...	Chriss
Patrick Mercado	...	Charly
Jo Prestia	...	Fredo
Francine Massenhave	...	La gardienne
Zivko Niklevski	...	Le patron Yougoslave
Murielle Colvez	...	Le chef d'atelier
Lyazid Ouelhadj	...	Le vendeur de billets
Frédérique Hazard	...	La mère de Marie
Jean-Michel Lemayeux	...	L'interne
Louise Motte	...	Sandrine Val
Rosa Maria	...	La première infirmière
Corinne Masiero	...	La femme du Hollywood
Xavier Denamur	...	L'homme des patins

Also Known As:

The Daydreams of Angels (USA) (video title)
The Dreamlife of Angels (USA)

MPAA:

Rated R for some strong sexuality.

Runtime:

113 min

Country:

France

Language:

French

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Certification:

Argentina:16 | Australia:MA | Canada:14A | Chile:18 | Finland:K-14 | France:U | Germany:12 (bw) | Hong Kong:IIB | Italy:VM14 | New Zealand:R16 | Norway:11 | Portugal:M/12 | Singapore:M18 | South Korea:18 | Sweden:15 | Switzerland:16 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:16 (canton of Vaud) | UK:18 | USA:NC-17 (original rating) | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Evéché, Lille, Nord, France

Company:

Diaphana Films

Quotes:

Isa: I'd like to see you when you realize that you need other people.
Marie Thomas: I'll send you a photo.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in High Fidelity (2000)

Soundtrack:

Rue des Cascades

simple but great

Dreamlife Of Angels best exemplifies why I enjoy foreign films. It is not dependent on "star" power, computer generated images, overt violence, or scenes with fantastic stunts. What it has are characters which are richly developed, believable, showing emotions which are palpable and for whom we can care. What we find out here is simple is sometimes best. The plot is the life and death of a friendship. It is an interesting character study of two poor, young women. One is outgoing and carefree while the other has been abused is more withdrawn and insecure. The set is a small, very plain town in France which was filmed simply and often with hand held cameras. The performances by Elodie Bouchez (Isa) and Natacha Regnier (Marie) in the title characters were outstanding. Gregorie Colin (Chris) as the boyfriend, club owner, and heel was great as well. The film as also provides food for thought in its title especially considering the last few scenes. I'll let you make those conclusions. If you don't get to see this film in the theater, rent it. Caution: the film's rating is due to a rather explicit sex scene. Three plus stars!!!