The Dreamlife of Angels (1999)
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Reviews Counted: 41 Fresh: 38 Rotten:3 Average Rating: 7.6/10
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Showcasing excellent lead performances, The Dreamlife of Angels is an intelligent, absorbing character study of two women.
Runtime: 1 hr 53 mins
Synopsis: A powerful drama about two very different women who meet and befriend. Isa is an optimistic wanderer; Marie, a rebellious pessimist. Gradually, a close friendship forms and the two become roommates, but when Marie falls into a passionate affair with a cocky young man, the friendship... [More]
Genre: Dramas
Starring: Elodie Bouchez, Natacha Regnier, Gregoire Colin
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05/26/06
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01/26/06
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07/21/05
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04/09/05
Two unforgettable characters are revealed, and the truth resonates powerfully through their stories.
01/15/05
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04/17/02
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Zonca's lyrical cinema verite style magnifies the small tensions and flare-ups that can blow apart a friendship in the blink of an eye.
03/04/02
The dreamlife of Angels (La Vie rêvée des anges) is a story of capitalistic and sexual exploitation, rage, rebellion, and the search for meaning in everyday things.
03/07/01
Frank, intimate, touching, with an emotional immediacy that is killing.
02/14/01
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This slow-moving film would have been a sleeper-literally -- were it not for leads Bouchez and Régnier.
01/01/00
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It's so graceful and intelligent and complicated in its depiction of human interaction that it takes the notion of a remarkably assured directorial debut to a new level.
01/01/00
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Sad and thought provoking, and the performances of its leads make it well worth watching.
01/01/00
There is an inspiring freshness to the film, even with the real-life pain and angst the characters endure.
01/01/00
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