Angela (1995)
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71% of users liked it
(921 ratings)
Two children from a working-class family in New York struggle to understand the story of God versus Lucifer as they try to deal with a mentally ill mother in this intense, realistic, spiritual drama. Angela is ten-years-old and has visions of angels. She spends much of her time trying to comprehend… More Two children from a working-class family in New York struggle to understand the story of God versus Lucifer as they try to deal with a mentally ill mother in this intense, realistic, spiritual drama. Angela is ten-years-old and has visions of angels. She spends much of her time trying to comprehend the tale of God and Lucifer. She also tries to protect her baby sister, six-year-old, Ellie by cautioning her to stay clean and good lest the Devil take her away. Ellie and Angela have been moved several times in their life. Their father, Andrew, is a hard worker; their mother, Mae, is becoming increasingly mentally ill. The children frequently witness her outbursts, but can do nothing to stop her sad descent. Sometimes Angela spies on them as they make love. After Mae is finally placed in an institution the girls must spend many hours on their own. At one point they assist their pregnant sitter when her water breaks. At another they manage to get away from a child molester at a carnival. In the final scene, Angela decides to baptize herself in the river and finally finds the transformation she sought. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi
- Directed By
- Rebecca Miller
- Genres
- Drama
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Jan 26, 1996 Wide
Critic Reviews
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Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.Com
Sharply uneven, Miller's debut is a grim, occasionally haunting Southern Gothic tale about mental illness seen from the POV of a young girl whose childhood evokes both dreams and demons; Ellen Kuras deservedly won the Sundance Fest's Cinematography Prize
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Cast
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John Ventimiglia
as Andrew
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Miranda Stuart Rhyne
as Angela
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Charlotte Eve Blythe
as Ellie
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Vincent Gallo
as Preacher
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Ruth Maleczech
as Sleepwalker
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Anna Levine
as Mae
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Hynden Walch
as Darlene
- Anna Thomson
- Frances Conroy
- Garrett Bemer
- Henry Stram
- Peter Facinelli
- Sara Caitlin Hall
