Angel-A

2005 1h 31m FR

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7.0

SOLID

★7.0TMDB · 823

RomanceComedyDramaFantasy

Synopsis

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A beautiful and mysterious woman helps an inept scam artist get his game together... but is their meeting purely coincidence?

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Jamel Debbouze
André
Rie Rasmussen
Angel-A
Gilbert Melki
Franck
Serge Riaboukine
Pedro
Akim Chir
Le chef des malfrats
Laurent Jumeaucourt
Le dragueur
Solange Milhaud
La femme de Saint-Lazare
Loïc Pora
Le malfrat

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Luc Besson
Writers: Luc Besson
Languages: French, Spanish
Countries: France

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1 / 8

MONEY

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Earned back only 67% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.

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2 / 8

ERA

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Released 21 years ago.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: French, Spanish.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Luc Besson, shot by Thierry Arbogast. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Anja Garbarek. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Christine Lucas Navarro shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Jamel Debbouze and Rie Rasmussen and Gilbert Melki carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0473753 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Luc Besson directs. Thierry Arbogast behind the camera. Anja Garbarek scores. Christine Lucas Navarro cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. A commercial under-performer on release. Produced in France. Dialogue in French, Spanish.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Earned back only 67% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.
2Released 21 years ago.
3Dialogue crosses 2 languages: French, Spanish.
4Directed by Luc Besson, shot by Thierry Arbogast. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Anja Garbarek. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Christine Lucas Navarro shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Jamel Debbouze and Rie Rasmussen and Gilbert Melki carry the top of the cast.
8IMDB entry: tt0473753 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.