Review of The Dreamlife of Angels (1998) by Dave P — 18 Jul 2005
Well, it seems I've had a plethora of slow-paced movies of late. I saw [u]The Straight Story[/u] (Very slow), then [u]Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter and Spring[/u] (it made [u]The Straight Story[/u] look like [u]Ace Ventura[/u]) and now [u]The Dreamlife of Angels[/u].
Its not superslow but it takes its time in moving the storyline (such as it is) along. Maybe it don't get foreign themes because this one was lauded by the critics and I didn't really get it. Its about a young french woman (Isa) who is on her own and sort of panhandling her way through life.
She gets a job at a garment factory and meets a very depressed girl (Marie) and their lives together begin. The rest of the movie is the different ways these two leads approach life - Isa from a free-spirited and caring perspective and Marie from a shame-based fearful one.
I really liked how the director explored the devestating impact contempt has on relationships. Beyond that, there was not much here for me...the deeper metaphors and "meanings" went over my head and I didn't really get the angel or dreamlife metaphors.
If you are interested in following two young women around as they do very little, then this film is for you.
This review of The Dreamlife of Angels (1998) was written by Dave P on 18 Jul 2005.
The Dreamlife of Angels has generally received very positive reviews.
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