The Dreamlife of Angels

The Dreamlife of Angels

1998 · 113 min · FR · R · 7.0 (85 votes)
Dir. Erick Zonca · Starring Élodie Bouchez, Natacha Régnier, Grégoire Colin, Patrick Mercado, Jo Prestia, Francine Massenhave · Music Yann Tiersen
Drama

Isa and Marie bond while working in a French sweatshop and soon begin sharing an apartment that Marie is watching for a hospitalized mother and daughter. Marie, hoping to avoid a life of struggle and poverty, takes up with Chriss, a nightclub owner whose most attractive asset is his money. Isa recognizes the ultimate futility of the relationship and tries to keep Marie away from him, but her interference puts their friendship at risk.

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A raw, intimate portrayal of working-class life and the fragile bonds of female friendship. It feels like eavesdropping on quiet struggles and profound connections, capturing the bittersweet realities of hope and disillusionment in Northern France.

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