“He's invisisible, she's blind, they love each other...”
Once upon a time there was Louise and her friend, the magician. But his last trick left a bitter taste in her mouth. He disappeared in a curtain of smoke… never to appear again. This is too much for the young woman. Devastated by endless grief, Louise is sent to a psychiatric asylum, resigned to the idea that she will swallow pills till the end of her days. Yet nine months later she gives birth to a child who is likely to have a big problem for his future class pictures, since he’s invisible. But Louise doesn’t care. He’s her angel and, wanting to protect him from this cruel world, she decides to keep his existence a secret. Years later, Louise’s angel has grown up. He even managed to find a girlfriend; Madeleine. The two become inseparable, for Madeleine never judges him. And for good reason: she’s blind.
Fleur Geffrier
Madeleine
Elina Löwensohn
Louise
François Vincentelli
Père de Mon Ange
Gauthier Battoue
Léo Lorléac'h
Mon ange adolescent
Hannah Boudru
Jules Myny
Maya Dory
Madeleine adolescente
Hannah Boudreau
Madeleine enfant
Angel is a romance, comedy, drama film released in 2016 exploring themes of disappearance, blind, blindness, magician, child protection, mysterious disappearance. Directed by Harry Cleven, it stars Fleur Geffrier, Elina Löwensohn, François Vincentelli. Once upon a time there was Louise and her friend, the magician. But his last trick left a bitter taste in her mouth. He disappeared in a curtain of smoke… never to appear again. This is too much for the young woman. Devastated by endless grief, Louise is sent to a psychiatric asylum, resigned to the idea that she will swallow pills till the end of her days. Yet nine months later she gives birth to a child who is likely to have a big problem for his future class pictures, since he’s invisible. But Louise doesn’t care. He’s her angel and, wanting to protect him from this cruel world, she decides to keep his existence a secret. Years later, Louise’s angel has grown up. He even managed to find a girlfriend; Madeleine. The two become inseparable, for Madeleine never judges him. And for good reason: she’s blind.
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