THE DREAMLIFE OF ANGELS World Cinema

A raw, clear-eyed melodrama about two
young women and the fragile friendship
they form. When 20-year old homeless
backpacker Isa buoyantly enters the
emotionally cool world of Marie, the two
become reluctant friends, and Isa
eventually moves into Marie’s apartment
as they begin to share more and more of
their lives. As Marie involves herself with
a hurtful boy from a local bar, Isa gets
surprisingly drawn to a fellow building
tenant who’s comatose.
In the dynamics of this surprising duo
come the film’s revelations, a tender
study of people’s uncanny ability to be
simultaneously sensitive and cruel, yet
inexorably drawn to each other despite
themselves. For their riveting
performances Bouchez and Regnier both
shared the award for Best Actress at this
year’s Cannes Film Festival.
Filmography:
THE DREAMLIFE OF ANGELS is Erick Zonca’s feature
film debut.
Print Source:
Sony Pictures Classics